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Lillian Ng’ang’a highlights need to support boys while empowering girls
11th April, 2026 02:42 PM
Former Machakos First Lady Lillian Ng’ang’a has raised concerns over the need to support boys while continuing to empower girls.
On Saturday, April 11, 2026, she said that focus has heavily been placed on girls and women, leaving boys and men with less attention.
She explained that while progress has been made in supporting girls, there should be equal effort for both genders. She noted that balance is important for society to grow healthily.
“A lot of effort and resources go into girls and women that we forget boys and men also need support. We need to find ways of supporting both,” Lillian Ng’ang’a said.
She said the conversation should not take away from the gains made for girls, but instead add more support for boys. She explained that both sides need attention for fairness and stability.
She added that ignoring boys can lead to gaps that may affect families and communities later. She said it is important to start addressing these issues early.
Understanding challenges boys face
Lillian Ng’ang’a shared insights from a book she recently finished reading, saying it focuses on boys and men. She explained that the book highlights key areas that people often overlook.
“I want to share the latest book I just finished reading, it is about boys and men,” Lillian Ng’ang’a said.
She explained that one of the main points in the book is that boys develop at a slower rate than girls. She said this can affect decisions made early in life, especially in school.
“The first one is about how boys develop at a slower rate than girls,” she said.
She also spoke about career trends, saying there are more women in certain fields while men dominate others. She explained that changes are happening, but not equally.
“Now number two is how we have a lot of women females, in the majority of the hill jobs, and the men are in the STEM field,” she said.
She added that more women are joining STEM fields, but men are not joining hill fields at the same rate. She said this creates another gap that needs discussion.
“Over the years, women have been joining the STEM field, but men are not in the hill field, so how do you get men to join the hill field? That is a discussion on its own, right?” Lillian Ng’ang’a said.
