By Mercy Imali
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said that his government was fully committed to the empowerment of women and girls.
Uhuru was addressing the plenary session of the ongoing Women Deliver 2019 Conference at the Vancouver Conference Centre in Canada.
He spoke on measures his administration has taken to advance gender equality. Uhuru listed several interventions among them free maternity and immunization programmes that the government has committed over 400 million USD.
He also mentioned the 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school target and the provision of sanitary towels to over 4 million girls in primary and secondary schools.
The policy on the reservation of 30 per cent of all government procurement opportunities to women, youth and the disabled was noteworthy.
“I have deliberately undertaken initiatives aimed at promoting gender equality and empowerment of women and girls, as set in our development blueprint, Vision 2030,” the President said.