Women leaders have been urged to play a lead role in fighting for their rights in the county.

Speaking during the celebrations to mark the International Women's Day at Madende Primary school on Saturday, the Regional Director for Village Enterprise (a civil society that operates in Saami Sub County) Carolyne Wafula, noted that a section of women leaders in the County were promoting their personal interests instead of advocating for women's rights. "There is a gap in women leadership in the county.

The women leaders are not coming out to defend and share the challenges women are experiencing in the community.

We need to have more women representation in leadership in every category because it is women who know and understand better the challenges they go through.