Bunda Urban MP Esther Bulaya waves back to her supporters during her tour of her constituency in August last year. Against the backdrop of male chauvinism in her society, she won the seat in the 2015 General Election. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
For some it came as a pure surprise because of the notoriety of the Mara region as far as women rights issues are concerned. There region is infamous for carrying over cultural practices based on a patriarch system that have been the subject of untold suffering to women; from women battering to female genital mutilation.
