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In a man's world, she raised the headroom for women, lit the way

Former Kenya’s ambassador to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Phoebe Asiyo during a meeting in Nakuru with current and aspiring women from across the country organized by Democracy Trust Fund (DTF) and Echo Network Africa (ENA) dubbed Chagua Mama.[FILE/Standard]

She was one of a kind. A golden dove that fought through a male chauvinism storm to sow seeds of hope for thousands of women across the country.

And if nature were to be fairer, 10 more replicas of her kind could easily turn the country into a fortress of gender equality and women’s success.

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