In the soon to be elections for Kenya, woman candidates have an all-time high assult rate. Political violence is nothing new in Kenya, but almost all the recent violence has been directed at woman candidates. At this moment, over 250 charges have been reported. Many of the targets have been sexually and physically asualted, and in worse cases they have been shot or torured.
It has been 25 years since a woman has even
attempted to run in Flora Terra's constituency. The key is civic education to stop violence against woman who want to run in politics. Some say Kenya men have a problem with the idea of women being in charge.
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