The Seven Women Governors in the country dubbed the G7 have launched a strategy to increase the number of female Governors from 7 to at least 16 in the next elections.

The Governors called for support of women candidates in all elective positions to meet the constitution’s two-thirds gender rule.

Addressing the public in Homabay Town, the Council of Governors Chairperson Anne Waiguru, urged all stakeholders to support the already elected women as one of the strategies to deliver on the promise of devolution which is the G7 vision.

‘If the elected governors deliver on the promise of devolution, then it will be easy to convince electorates to elect other women to be governors’, she said.

In addition, she encouraged all women in leadership to be ambitious and surmount all challenges as they serve the electorate.

Waiguru hailed Homabay County Governor for the county’s achievement in one year, through her good governance.

Health being an integral part of the G7 strategy, Governor Wanga affirmed that the 7 go
vernors have an agenda of addressing the triple threat menace; HIV and AIDS, teenage pregnancies and Gender Based Violence which she said is a major threat in Homabay County.

Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihaki, echoed Waiguru’s sentiments, saying that she is impressed with Governor Wanga’s good work, especially in the education sector in which she disbursed 500 million in scholarships and bursaries.

Governor Cecily Mbarire of Embu County thanked Homabay residents for electing their Governor who has impacted the leadership of women positively through her achievements in the county.

She cited Waiguru as the governor’s mentor who has led by a good example as a second-term governor in Kirinyaga County and has supported women’s governance.

Source: Kenya News Agency

Two girls aged one and seven years have died at Livayi village in the Kavango East Region due to suspected food poisoning, while another six children are receiving medical treatment at the Rundu State Hospital.

The hospitalised children are two two-year-olds, a four-year-old, a five-year-old, a ten-year-old and a 12-year-old, Namibian Police Force (NamPol) acting regional commander, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu told Nampa on Tuesday.

He said the incident happened Monday. It is alleged that the family prepared porridge with traditional spinach known as mutete for lunch. After lunch, one of the elder kids reportedly complained of stomach ache.

For supper which took place at around 17h00, the family prepared porridge with milk.

At around 19h00, seven-year-old Elfriede Nangombe Shinyemba started vomiting, felt weak and died.

Nambahu said police from Ndiyona Constituency, where the incident happened, together with medical personnel from the Nyangana District Hospital departed to the scene and found Shinye
mba deceased, while others were vomiting and in a weak state.

‘The medical personnel started giving first aid to try and stabilise their condition,’ he said.

The seven kids were immediately rushed to the Nyangana District Hospital and later transferred to the Rundu State Hospital. While being transferred to the Rundu State Hospital, the youngest of the seven kids, one-year-old Melania Nahambo Likuwa died.

Nambahu indicated that a team from NamPol and the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the region departed to the homestead of the eight children in Ndiyona to assess the situation.

He said all the necessary samples were collected and will be taken to the laboratory for further investigations.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency