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JD Wakonyo Waruhiu

@parawakili

2020 Jurist, Mother, Mediator, Motivator, Human Rights Defender and Commissioner Emeritus

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The women of the Mau Mau uprising (the 1st post–war armed liberation struggle on the African continent)that gave rise to Kenya's independence,are often forgotten. Muthoni wa Kirima joined the fight against the British at age 20 as a spy and rose up the ranks.She's 90 yrs old.

The women of the Mau Mau uprising (the 1st post–war armed liberation struggle on the African continent)that gave rise to Kenya's independence,are often forgotten.

Muthoni wa Kirima joined the fight against the British at age 20 as a spy and rose up the ranks.She's 90 yrs old.
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K24 TV The Kipipiri women- a special Mau Mau unit of 4 women in Kipipiri Forest. Wives of Mau Mau generals. Every full moon,the women would fold their hair into complex hairstyles.A fashion statement of resistance against the British. Art by Osborne Macharia bit.ly/3oVyfLY

<a href="/K24Tv/">K24 TV</a> The Kipipiri women- a special Mau Mau unit of 4 women in Kipipiri Forest. Wives of Mau Mau generals. 

Every full moon,the women would fold their hair into complex hairstyles.A fashion statement of resistance against the British. 

Art by Osborne Macharia bit.ly/3oVyfLY
Chika Oduah (@chikaoduah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

K24 TV The women's leader, Bobo, would twist a map into her locked hair, a map that was used to navigate the caves that their husbands (Mau Mau generals) would stay in to hide from the British colonial forces. "The Kipipiri women" Art by Osborne Macharia bit.ly/3oVyfLY

<a href="/K24Tv/">K24 TV</a> The women's leader, Bobo, would twist a map into her locked hair, a map that was used to navigate the caves that their husbands (Mau Mau generals) would stay in to hide from the British colonial forces. 

"The Kipipiri women"
Art by Osborne Macharia bit.ly/3oVyfLY
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1/2 An intersex child is born with physical ambiguous genitalia (not typical fe/male) and/or mixed chromosomes (not xx or xy), and/or irregular hormonal levels (for a fe/male - estrogen and testosterone) and/or mixed gonadal (internal reproductive organs - ovaries and testicals)

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1/3 Intersex variations are apparent before or at birth, or in puberty or adulthood. Medical blood🩸tests, digital scans, among others are the best determinant on the type of variation (46+). Not the use by seeing the genitalia intersexpersonskenya🇰🇪💬 GROOTS Kenya FIDA-Kenya Intersex Implementation &Coordination Commitee

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1/4 My people and comrades. Let us all do our bit wherever you are today, tomorrow and daily to promote and protect the rights of #intersex persons. #Intersex #children are human beings too🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 Intersex Implementation &Coordination Commitee intersexpersonskenya🇰🇪💬 @FIDA-Kenya GROOTSKenya The CRADLE

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Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay! The day is marked on October 26th to highlight issues faced by the Intersex community and commemorates the first public protest organised by the Intersex community. Let us join our intersex siblings in promoting and protecting their human rights ✊🏾

Happy #IntersexAwarenessDay! The day is marked on October 26th to highlight issues faced by the Intersex community and commemorates the first public protest organised by the Intersex community. Let us join our intersex siblings in promoting and protecting their human rights ✊🏾
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Somebody has to stand while others are sitting, somebody has to speak when everyone else is quiet. Human rights are not optional. I Am a Human Rights Defender KNCHR OHCHR KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE UN Human Rights #StayWithDefenders #StandUp4HumanRights #RebuildFairer

Somebody has to stand while others are sitting, somebody has to speak when everyone else is quiet. Human rights are not optional.
I Am a Human Rights Defender
<a href="/HakiKNCHR/">KNCHR</a>
 
<a href="/OHCHRKENYA/">OHCHR KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE</a>
 
<a href="/UNHumanRights/">UN Human Rights</a>
 
#StayWithDefenders
#StandUp4HumanRights
#RebuildFairer
JD Wakonyo Waruhiu (@parawakili) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yes. It was a great honour #Jurist2020. Humbling too to be vetted &celebrated by peers in the legal profession ICJ Kenya It’s my #hummingbird contribution to humanity. 2day we vet, honour &celebrated another #Jurist2021🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 FIDA-Kenya East Africa Law Society(EALS) Law Society of Kenya Alternative Justice Systems Kenya