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KANYADUDI: Phoebe Asiyo: Icon and ideologue of women’s empowerment

She was a founder and first African president of Maendeleo Ya Wanawake, promoting women in politics

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by OCHIENG KANYADUDI

News10 August 2025 - 10:59
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Mama Phoebe Asiyo./HANDOUT

Today, August 8, we lay to rest one of the pioneers of women empowerment in Kenya and arguably the movement’s poster girl. Mama Phoebe Asiyo straddled the women’s movement like a colossus. She encapsulated the objectives of the movement and represented women with amazing grace and ease, not only in Kenya but also in Africa and the globe.

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