Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani has awarded Ksh 50 Million worth of tenders to 42 women Groups in Kwale County to mark the International Women’s Day celebrations.
This year’s celebration theme is to accelerate action or gender equality.
Kwale County Government under Achani has been on campaign trail to urge women groups across the County to transform the Groups into limited companies that will enable them to transact business with the Government and the private sector.
Over 200 Women Groups transformed the groups into limited companies with 100 women limited companies secured tenders from Kwale County Government since Governor Achani assumed office in August 2022.
Addressing thousands of women during the international Women’s Day celebrations held at Kinango Baraza Park, Kwale County Governor Fatuma Achani said empowering women groups in the region will help them fight gender based violence cases.
“By building women’s capacity, you build an entire society,” she added
Achani called upon women and youth’s in the area to continue registering their groups as companies for them to have something in their pockets.
Kwale County Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo and Kwale Women Representative Fatuma Masito asked women in Kwale emulate Governor Achani on championing women rights in Kwale and the leaders asked women to seek elective posts in the coming election so as to bridge the gap of women holding elective posts in Kwale.
Meswalehe Abdallah, Kudzecha group tender beneficiary thanked Governor Achani administration saying the move has changed lives of many women in the area.
“We are grateful as women of Kwale because our lives have changed economically as a result of the tenders we receive from Achani’s Administration we are normally paid on time once we have completed the task,” Meswale Said.
Among the women group companies were issued with tenders include; Yawezekana ventures, Chongomundu Suppliers, Sambamba malungoni, Tuko mbele investment, Dzimanya Enterprise, Chigato visionary,Bofu muungano among others.
Cleaning services of Kwale municipalities (Diani, LungaLunga, Kwale town and Kinango) building and construction of county’s projects are some of the tenders the 42 women groups have received from Governor Achani at women’s international Day celebrations at Kinango Baraza Park.
