Laboso posthumously honoured for courage, determination
The Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender on Friday honoured the late Bomet Governor Dr Joyce Cherono Laboso by naming a women’s leaders award in her memory.
Named the Purple Ribbon Award, the prize will be awarded to women leaders who display exemplary leadership, courage, perseverance and resilience while promoting national values of peace, human rights and social equity.
The award recognises women and girls who show determination, perseverance and courage in the face of adversity. Also, the award recognises women leaders who display exemplary leadership, courage, perseverance and resilience while promoting national values of peace, human rights and social equity.
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Last year, the inaugural programme saw the conferment of National Honours to 30 eminent women leaders by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The women included Kenya’s first female Cabinet Minister Nyiva Mwendwa, Dr Julia Ojiambo, Zipporah Kittony and entrepreneurs such as Jennifer Riria.
“The award will serve as an affirmation to the achievement and leadership of women in promoting national values, peace, human rights and social equity as exemplified by the late Dr Joyce Laboso during her life.
The late Laboso demonstrated that true heroism is not achieved by focusing on ourselves, but by moving beyond the self and doing well for all humanity,” she said.
Kobia said that it was from the struggles of women such as the late Laboso that women’s rights became recognised as human rights now enshrined in the Kenyan Constitution.
Further, she challenged women in leadership to take the younger women under their wings and mentor them to develop their leadership skills.
“Through mentorship, we can mould a capable generation from the youthful population that looks up to us for guidance to whom we can pass the leadership baton,” the Cabinet Secretary said.
Among the eminent women leaders in attendance included Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru, Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu and wife of the Former Prime Minister Ida Odinga.
