As he pleaded with her to join the government the DP MP from central Kirinyaga Martha Karua publicly walked out on the President brandishing a clenched fist and to popular acclaim; though the fist is her party's symbol it would have been unthinkable to shake it in the President's face a few years ago...
The opposition delegates to the IPPG included MPs who either had prior KANU contacts or were disenchanted with the NCEC: Martin Shikuku (Ford-Asili) Achieng Oneko (Ford- Kenya) Kennedy Kiliku Martha Karua and Kiraitu Murungi (Democratic Party) and Kijana Wamalwa...
Kenya has several dedicated and honourable women leaders including Wangare Mathai the persecuted head of the environmental Green Belt Movement; Eddah Gachukia of the Forum for African Women in Education; the quick- witted MP for Kirinyaga Martha Karua; and the Democratic Party MP for Kitui Charity Ngilu...