Women in Leadership from NOREB Meet in Eldoret This is What They Discussed

Women in leadership from the North Rift Economic bloc (NOREB) on Thursday met in Uasin Gishu met in Eldoret town County to discuss how to maximize the economies of scale and address some of the issues affecting the counties in the region.

The meeting sort ways to end issues which include insecurity and gender-based violence experienced by residents hailing from these counties.

“We’ve come together as women in leadership from the NOREB counties to begin to organize on how to maximize on the economies of scale. We’ve reviewed the main challenges facing our region and we have felt that women’s voice is not coming to the table of discussion. This is the first time we are coming as women in leadership from the region to put our heads together to consider the issues affecting us, particularly of interest are the insecurity down in the valley, matters of gender-based violence, and women in leadership.” Said Dr. Yulita Cheruiyot Deputy Governor Nandi County.

Putting women’s agenda in front, the women highlighted some of the challenges women are facing as they go about with their daily lives.

Promising to tackle issues like access to education, better healthcare, women empowerment, and legal representation, the women resolved to form a charter to look into these issues.

“We have observed on the ground, women are still facing the same issues we faced when we were young girls. Issues of early marriages, female genital mutilation, and violence at home. We noticed we have to come together using NOREB as an umbrella and establish a charter for women that will look specifically into the issues of women. Noted Professor Grace Cheserek Deputy governor Elgeyo Marakwet.

Taking the lead to act on the rising cancer cases in the region and country at large, the women prioritized education and sensitization of the cancer cases with this being the month of cancer.

“One of the other concerns that we are dealing with as a region is the prevalence of cancer that is on the rise. We as women have decided to take a lead in doing education and sensitization for people to come up for testing. We in Nandi are using every platform that we have to tell people to come to Kapsabet County Referral Hospital and get tested for free.” Added the Nandi Deputy Governor.