Pregnant women in Kenya can vote. The agency responsible for conducting the nation’s elections includes pregnant women and lactating mothers in a group of people who are given priority and regularly moved to the front of voting lines.
on the Fourth of July that women in America had fewer rights than a firecracker. Compagno disagreed, and used Kenya as an example to back up her argument.
"She’s talking about what, voting rights? That we have less voting rights here? What about in Kenya, where pregnant women can’t leave the house, so they absolutely have no constructive right to vote?," Compagno said. It’s unclear whether Perry’s tweet was specifically about voting rights for women. But Compagno’s response to it received plenty of social media
from Kenyans and Kenyan government officials, who pointed out that pregnant women in the country do indeed have voting rights.in dissent of the claim. Female members of the Parliament of Kenya, referred to as Women Representatives, also shot back. "Pregnant women in Kenya are allowed to leave the house. Pregnant women in Kenya can vote. Pregnant women get priority on voting lines,"
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