Charlene Ruto and Winnie Odinga Unite Despite Fathers’ Political Rivalry
Yesterday, President William Ruto’s daughter Charlene Ruto and her father’s rival Raila Odinga’s daughter Winnie Odinga advocated for gender equality from the same platform.
The two daughters of Kenya’s top two political rivals advocated for gender equality and equity, stating that young girls and aspiring female leaders must be empowered.
Saturday’s event, which brought together female student leaders from higher education institutions, was addressed by two women who encouraged the young women to continue fighting for their place in society.
“People have claimed that women have too much power, which is untrue because we would have equity and equality in the political and professional spheres. And as this week marked International Women’s Day, statistics revealed that men earn significantly less than women “She stated
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Winnie Odinga stated that women must be equipped with digital literacy skills that will propel them to greater heights. “We must create safe online environments for our citizens to meet and interact,” she said.
The political rivalry of the fathers of Charlene and Winnie
Charlene and Winnie met at a time when their father’s political feud is intensifying as a result of Raila Odinga’s announcement of nationwide mass action to protest the high cost of living.
On March 9, the leader of Azimio announced a nationwide mass action that will commence on Thursday.
Raila stated that there were sufficient grounds to revolt against the regime of President William Ruto. “Fellow Kenyans, beginning today, here and now, I’m announcing the official start of a nationwide mass action,” Raila said as his supporters applauded.
The leader of Azimio la Umoja listed fourteen reasons against the legitimacy of the Ruto administration.
The seasoned politician explained that an illegitimate government cannot in any way be considerate of its citizens.
Winnie Odinga Retweets a tweet by Charlene Ruto.
In November 2022, Charlene Ruto, the daughter of President William Ruto, traveled to Morocco and met with Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid, the Moroccan minister of youth.
Ruto’s daughter shared a series of photographs with the Moroccan Youth Minister via her Twitter account.
Charlene remarked that Morocco and Kenya were interested in youth empowerment as a means of achieving the goals they had set.
Winnie Odinga endorsed the message by retweeting it.
