Florence Oloo

Florence Oloo (born 1960) is a Kenyan scientist and professor of chemical sciences at the Technical University of Kenya, in Nairobi. She was the first Kenyan woman to receive a PhD in Chemistry.

Quotes

• There has been tremendous progress especially in educating the girl child and building their capacity to enable them sit in the same employment or activity spaces as men. However there is still a lot to be done especially for women in rural areas.
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• Women in urban areas are more exposed to education and opportunities to grow them. This is not the case for many women in rural areas hence some are trapped in situations that forever limit their capabilities of being the best version of themselves.
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• Women are key in holding a family together. Families are essential for the development and sustenance of society as a whole.
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• In as much as we empower women to seek employment or business opportunities like men, education on the traditional values are equally important.
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