Veteran politician Phoebe Asiyo /FILE
As the country comes to terms with the loss of Phoebe Muga Asiyo, who passed on peacefully in North Carolina USA last Thursday, many recall with awe her immense contributions as a matriarch whose brave resolve to have women get a significant voice is viewed with satisfaction with a stride of achievements.
Popularly referred to by her admirers as ‘Nyar gi Opande’ (the Opande’s daughter), Phoebe had come from a rich background. Born in 1932 to a prominent and respected Luo elder, her father Pastor Joel Omer was amongst the first Adventist evangelists in the greater South Nyanza region where the church had a huge presence.
