By Kruah Thompson
Liberty Party (LP) political leader and Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has challenged women seeking the presidency to take the lead if they want to stop violence against women in politics.
Speaking over the weekend during a Women Legislative Caucus workshop in Monrovia, Senator Karnga-Lawrence suggested that the caucus should lead a match against political violence here.
Nyonblee who chairs the Women Legislative Caucus believes that if women can think beyond themselves and their political institutions to stop divisive politics and support each other, there will be a possibility for more women to win elected offices in the Legislature.
She suggested that women should not always depend on the media and the international community to advocate on their behalf.
Instead, the LP political leader stated that women should put aside their political differences, join together and make history.
She encouraged them to speak against political violence and to stop side-stepping each other and lead a special women’s group walk through the streets of Monrovia to send a clear message to men who always violate women’s rights during political campaigns.
“In my county, when I was running in the last election, there was a male legislator who insulted me publicly on the radio and it was shared all on social media,” said Senator Karnga-Lawrence.
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“Before I could make up my mind the women in Grand Bassa headed by [a] former City Mayor held [a] meeting and came up with one statement that any man who tries any form of violence against me will not have their vote,” she added.
According to Senator Karnga-Lawrence, before the news could get out to the public, all those who insulted her did not say anything until she won as senator of Grand Bassa County.
Given her experience and the backing she received, the Grand Bassa Senator believes that if women can stand together regardless of their political differences in 2023, they can fight against political violence against women.
She noted that women occupy 39 percent of the seats in the Legislature.
For their part, Montsorrado County Electoral District #4 Representative Rustonlyn Suacoco Dennis, and Montserrado County former District #6 Representative Cllr. Kuku Y. Dorbor agreed with Senator Karnga-Lawrence’s suggestions to the women.
