Rosemary Okello speaks out
Date: September 1, 2010
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Rosemary Okello, GMDC Advisory Group Member and member of the African Women and Child Feature Service speaks out about the Kenyan Constitution in her article, Women Want Fair Share of Constitution Spoils.
Excerpt below:
As the country gears up to the promulgation of the new Constitution on August 27, the women of Kenya under the umbrella of G-10 are already worried that their hopes might be shattered if the spirit of the Constitution is not captured from the onset in the Constitutional Oversight Implementation Committee.
During a planning meeting to set up their priority areas within the implementation process, the women said they do recognise and affirm the importance of the implementation process and that is why they are calling upon the political leadership to honour the letter and spirit of the new Constitution by ensuring that women’s issues are taken seriously and are not glossed over.
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