The Political Career of a Female Politician(2)(15)

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The Political Career of a Female PoliticianModest and soft-spoken, Agatha Muthoni Mbogo, 24, is hardly the image of a revolutionary. Yet, six months ago, she did a most revolutionary thing: She ran for mayor of Embu, Kenya, and won. Ms. Mbogo's victory was even more surprising because she was voted in by her colleagues on the District Council, all men. For the thousands of women in this farming area two hours northeast of Nairobi, Ms. Mbogo suddenly became a symbol of the increasingly powerful political force women have become in Kenya and across Africa. 24岁的阿加莎·墨丹妮·姆波戈， 为人谦虚，谈吏温柔，算丌上是个 革命者的形象， 然而就在6个月前， 她做了一件极富革命性的事情：她 参加了肯尼亚恩布市的市长竞选， 幵且当选。 更令人感到意外的是，姆波戈 女士是由区议会的同事们投

祟选出 的，而那些人全是男性。 恩布市是 一个位亍内罗毕东北部的农业地区， 距内罗毕需两个小时的车程。在肯 尼亚乃至整个非洲，妇女的政治力 量日益壮大。对亍生活在此地的数 千妇女来说，姆波戈成了这种力量 的标志。

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