New Cabinet casts ray of hope in push for gender balanceCabinet secretaries Amina Mohammed, Farida Karoney, Sicily Kariuki and Betty Maina. With Maina's nomination, the Cabinet now has seven women members . But seven women in a 21-member Cabinet (excluding the President, Deputy President and AG) seems far off, compared to what other countries in the region have done. Speaking to Standard Digital, Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua says Cabinet is yet to achieve the not more than two-thirds gender rule. SEE ALSO :Uhuru to open Naivasha SGR stationRwanda and Ethiopia are listed as nations with 50 per cent women in the Cabinets.

Source: Standard Digital January 14, 2020 17:59 UTC