A woman politician, Mirriam Kauseni, meeting community leaders during her campaigns
By Nebert Mulenga
MANSA (May 2011) – Zambia has one of Southern Africa’s worst records of women participation in politics with only 22 women out of the current 150 parliamentarians and 91 women occupying local government seats of the over 3,000 councillors countrywide. But that scenario may soon change with more women now stepping forward to fight for elective positions ahead of the forthcoming general election.
“I am working very hard, I am campaigning, I am on the ground to ensure the party adopts me, to ensure I win the election after I am adopted,” says Mirriam Kauseni, who is seeking to become her own town’s first female MP. Read full story…
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