Machakos University Celebrates the 2020 International Women’s Day in a Correctional Facility
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Machakos University celebrated International Women’s Day 2020 in a unique way by joining inmates and members of public for the celebrations held at the Machakos Women Prison on 1st –7th March 2020. Celebrated under the banner “An Equal World is an Enabled World”, the event was organized by Machakos Women Prison, in partnership with Machakos University and several other institutions including the Kenya Institute of Management, Wangondi Foundation, Machakos Main Prison, Alfany Reach Out CBO, Angels Paradise Counseling Centre, Clean Start, Anglican Church of Kenya (Machakos), African Inland Church-Bomani, ABSA Bank-Machakos, Kenya Women Finance Trust-Machakos, Zambezi Hospital, Nafisika Trust, Crime Si Poa and Law Society of Kenya-South Eastern Branch, among others.
Machakos University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Lucy Irungu who was invited to give a keynote address on 7th March was represented by Dr. Wycliffe Amukowa – Registrar, Research Innovation and Linkages. During the weeklong celebrations, the contribution of Machakos University was through financial support and active participation in planning and coordination of event activities that included talks to inmates on: Religion and the role and position of women in the society; Stress Management; Mental Health; Lifestyle Diseases; Personal Hygiene & Etiquette; Soft Skills For Women Economic Empowerment; and Cancer Talk and Screening. Machakos students participated in sports, training inmates on modeling and adjudicating beauty pageants.
Dr. Muange Crowns Miss Machakos Women Prison to participate in beauty pageant during the International Women’s Day. 
Rev. Gideon Musyoka of ACK Machakos ministers to inmates and other faithful to mark the start of the week long celebrations 
A section of Machakos University Students who participated in the celebrations on 7th March 2020 
Machakos university Models during the celebrations. The models trained Machakos Women prison models, entertained participants and adjudicated beauty pageant 
Chief Guest, Dr Wycliffe Amukowa fetes Miss IWD-Machakos from the Kenya Institute of Management. 
Machakos University Models adjudicating the beauty pageant during the celebrations on 7th march 2020. 
Pupils from Machakos School for the Deaf join in to carry Machakos University banner during the Procession in Machakos Town on 7th March 2020 
SP. Mwang’ombe (right) flanked by Chairman of the steering Committee, Dr Elijah Muange (Machakos University), welcomes participants to the celebrations on 7th March 2020 
Chief Guest, Hon. Joyce Kasimbi delivers her speech 
Keynote speaker Dr.Wycliffe Amukowa delivers his address on behalf of theVice-Chancellor, Prof Lucy Irungu on 7th March 2020 
Hon. Joyce Kasimbi, cutting a cake to mark International Women’s Day, on 7th March, 2020. 
A model from Machakos University takes part in the beauty pageant on 7th March 2020. She won the first runners up position. Hon. Joyce Kamene (5th left) flags of the event procession on 7th March 2020, at Mulu Mutisya Garden, Machakos, flanked by SP Jostina Mwang’ombe, Officer in Charge, Machakos Women Prison (4th left) and Dr Elijah Muange, Machakos University (2nd Left). 
SP Mwang’ombe (Centre) and Dr. Muange (left) join Zambezi Hospital for cancer screening of male inmates at Machakos Main Prison during the week of celebrations.
