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Phoebe Asiyo to be accorded State Funeral for lifelong women's rights advocacy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

Her burial, scheduled for August 8 in Kibiri Ward, Homa Bay County, follows President William Ruto’s approval of a national send-off after appeals fro...

Honouring a trailblazer: Phoebe Asiyo’s burial slated for August 8 in Homa Bay
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2025

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga paid tribute to Asiyo’s groundbreaking role in Kenya’s political history, calling her a trailblaz...

How Phoebe Asiyo’s defeat of Okiki Amayo broke male political patriarchy
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 18, 2025

In 1979, Asiyo won the Karachuonyo parliamentary seat, making history once again as one of the very few women MPs during the one-party era. She retain...

President Ruto, Koome, Raila lead tributes as gender equality icon Phoebe Asiyo dies at 93
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

Leaders from across the country continue to pay tribute, honouring Phoebe Asiyo as a national heroine who helped shape Kenya’s political landscape and...

Kenya’s first Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Phoebe Asiyo dies at 93
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

She was elected Karachuonyo Member of Parliament twice, in 1979 and 1992, at a time when female representation in Parliament was rare.

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