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A Spotlight on the Kenyan Women You Don’t See on the Front Page

By Blossom Ukoha What if the most important stories about Kenyan women are not the ones making tomorrow morning’s headlines? Open a Kenyan newspaper and the familiar names are easy to find: politicians, business leaders, celebrities and the personalities at the centre of the latest national controversy. But beyond the political drama and celebrity spotlight, thousands of Kenyan women are doing work that may never become front-page news—developing health research, protecting wildlife, responding to climate change, building technology, advancing disability inclusion and strengthening communities. Their influence is often quiet, but its consequences are not. From laboratories and farms to classrooms, rangelands and policy rooms, these women are helping solve some of Kenya’s most difficult problems. They may not dominate the headlines, but they are helping shape the country Kenya will become. Women Changing the Conversation Around Science At the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Prof. Dorcas Kamuya has built…