Even though women make up nearly half of registered voters, Kenya still has the fewest elected female leaders in East Africa.
Lamu, Kenya Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic Lamu channel for meetings with voters. As her boat zooms past idyllic islands and arrives at shore 30 minutes later, dozens of women and children rush to greet a candidate they hope will be their next governor.
Omar is native to Lamu, a conservative region near the Somali border, best known for its preserved Swahili culture and being a UNESCO heritage site. "If we're to address the challenges we're facing as women, young people, and indigenous communities, we have to take up the political battle as well," she tells CNN.The 39-year-old is the coastal county's first female candidate for the top job.
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