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Kenyan women call for sex boycott over political deadlock

Kenyan women's organisations have called for a nationwide sex boycott to force feuding male politicians in the coalition government to resolve their differences.

The women say they are prepared to pay prostitutes to withhold their services for a week to make the campaign more effective.

The boycott has been sparked by a feud between Mwai Kibaki, the president, and Raila Odinga, the prime minister, over who runs the government agenda in parliament.

The women have sent emissaries to the wives of both men to encourage them to join in the boycott which reflects growing public anger with the pace at which the coalition government is tackling the underlying causes of last year's post- election crisis.

Kenya was gripped by violent ethnic protests that almost pitched the country into civil war and resulted in the deaths of some 1,500 people in the aftermath of disputed elections.

The coalition government formed to end the crisis has been beset by corruption scandals and internal feuding even as 10m Kenyans face starvation.

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machuki   |Manager |2009-05-15 13:30:33
Thats was a first one for Kenya!!!
machuki   |Manager |2009-05-15 13:31:22
Thats was a first one for Kenya!!!
betty sharon  - programme coordinator     |41.220.239.xxx |2009-06-01 14:42:57
we appreciate the effort of G 10 but please involve the grassroot woman too.
Tabz  - G10 hits the grassroots!!     |196.202.210.xxx |2009-06-02 10:45:09
Its great to read the comments relating to the sex boycott.....even so many
weeks after. It goes to say just how fascinating it was. I am a G10ner and we
are rolling out a grassroots campaign based on the key issues we have been
advocating for and soonest Kenyans shall begin to feel the effect! We have
already done this in Kikuyu constituency and the response from the women there
was overwhelming!
stella  - Communications Officer   |41.207.78.xxx |2009-06-30 07:42:23

true!!!

The G10 sex boycott was a success. Not only did it gain
attention about problems within parliament and get policy makers to sit down and
discuss the issues raised, but it helped to raise awareness about women’s
rights and women’s commitment to solving the problems plaguing the country.
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