Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua speaking during the 70th anniversary of Maendeleo ya Wanawake in Kisumu on May 12, 2022. [Collins Oduor, Standard]
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Reference to Narc Kenya leader Martha Wangari Karua as “Iron lady” came about when some people started comparing her to former powerful British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
It became popular after the 2007 disputed presidential election when she was the only ally of President Mwai Kibaki who arrived at the national tallying centre at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Nairobi, and took on ODM bigwigs who were contesting the results.
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