Samburu West Member of Parliament Naisula Lesuuda has won a One Young World Politician of the year 2018 award in a ceremony held in Hague, Netherlands.
The award is for her outstanding contribution in peace and fight for women education
I am humbled and honored to have been voted as one of the five winners of this year's inaugural @OneYoungWorld World Politician of the Year Award.
I am re-energized and inspired to continue fighting for peace, education, youth and women empowerment. pic.twitter.com/0WVtgfkxrU
— Hon. Naisula Lesuuda (@Lesuuda) October 22, 2018
In December 2014, Lesuuda was named in Forbes list of 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa.
The lawmaker has been on the forefront in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)among the Samburus
Samburu and Marsabit counties have the highest FGM prevalence rates in Kenya of 86 per cent and 91.7 per cent respectively, a factor attributable to lack of initiatives to educate girls on the facts about FGM and early marriage. FGM is closely tied to marriageability for some ethnic groups, and for others, it is linked to concepts of family honour and preservation of sexual purity.