Media personality Janet Mbugua has said nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has revived the period poverty movement.
Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Mbugua said the move by Orwoba to walk into Parliament with a white suit stained in red was one of the best statements the country has had in the last decade about period stigma.
"What the Senator did is a necessary reminder of why we need to keep having this conversation. She kind of revived a movement that needed that kind of statement," Mbugua said.
She said many girls and women are struggling with period shame and stigma with many not having access to sanitary towels.
Mbugua said she was upset when she saw the drama that unfolded when Orwoba was kicked out of Parliament due to her dress code.
" I was upset the way she was castigated, I was confused and really disappointed because I thought the conversation on periods should have taken the centre stage," she said.
She said ten years ago, the conversation around periods had made headway but the more things change the more they remain the same.
The former news anchor said Kenyans need to talk about what it is about women's bodies that trigger many so badly.
"It is one of the best things that has happened, it is a bold statement and I think the senator has inspired a white suit phenomenon," Mbugua said.
Mbugau called for more people to rally up and end the period poverty and shame.
