I take credit for advocating for women’s rights during the … - Nyiva Mwendwa

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I take credit for advocating for women’s rights during the Beijing women’s conference, but regrets that the lot of women has not improved to the levels anticipated in the conference objectives, especially in areas of water, food security and poverty. Successive governments have failed to address women’s needs.

Nyiva Mwendwa

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Nyiva Mwendwa Born 1942 April 29. Winfred Nyiva Mwendwa is a Kenyan politician. She was the first Kenyan woman to serve as a cabinet minister.

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