Those who seem not to find space in the factions have opted to form their own political parties. Ms Ngilu hasn’t indicated any plans of losing grip on Kitui for Presidential election in 2022. “In Kenya, political parties are nothing but special purpose vehicles created for the purposes of getting power,” she says. She says they run a mentorship program encompassing training of female politicians to position themselves for political leadership. “We train them on public speaking, media relations, how to mobilise resources and how to form a political party among other topics,” she explains.

Source: Daily Nation July 27, 2020 09:22 UTC