{"id":152381,"date":"2025-11-02T19:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T19:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/martha-karua-supports-kenyas-first-female-president"},"modified":"2025-11-02T20:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:05:02","slug":"martha-karua-supports-kenyas-first-female-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/martha-karua-supports-kenyas-first-female-president","title":{"rendered":"Martha Karua Supports Kenya&#8217;s First Female President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>In the wake of the widespread unrest in Tanzania, People&#8217;s Liberation Party leader Martha Karua has clapped back at criticism directed at women&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Saturday, November 1, Karua called for gender equality in the Kenyan leadership, insisting that it is time for the country to elect its first female president.<\/p>\n<p>While weighing in on the growing criticism targeting Tanzania\u2019s President Samia Suluhu over the current violence in the East African nation, Karua defended women\u2019s capacity to lead.<\/p>\n<p>Karua accused a section of Kenyans of making blanket condemnations, urging Kenyans not to judge all women based on the actions of one female leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time round, the Kenyan cake must also be handed to a woman so that the rights of every individual can be protected,&#8221; Karua reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>Adding, &#8220;I was asked what I think about what is going on in Tanzania, but I responded saying that Idi Amin was not a woman; likewise, Adolf Hitler was not a woman, even though Kenya is not led by a woman, yet people are being killed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The PLP leader, who was former Prime Minister Raila Odinga&#8217;s running mate in the 2022 General Elections, challenged Kenyans not to judge the performance of a leader based on their gender.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do not blame women because one woman has made a mistake. Similarly, if a woman or a man does wrong, we should not blame all the men,&#8221; Karua maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Karua&#8217;s remarks come on the back of mounting political tension in Tanzania against Suluhu&#8217;s administration, with thousands of people coming out to protest against her reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Suluhu is accused of allegedly undermining the country&#8217;s democracy by restricting key Tanzanian opposition leaders from the general elections held on Wednesday, October 29.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, the Tanzanian Head of State has been faulted for allegedly instigating the arrest and detention of senior opposition leader Tundu Lissu, barring him from participating in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Suluhu was declared the winner on Saturday, November 1, after garnering nearly 98 per cent of the total votes cast, granting her a five-year term in power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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