TODAY PNG needs more Helen Clarks and Dame Carol Kidus to make a big difference in the way our country needs to be governed. I am a great admirer of these two women who have achieved so much for their countries.
Helen Clark has been a great leader of New Zealand in recent years and I am sure her latest role as a UNDP administrator will bring about much required change to our region and globally in the years to come.
Dame Carol is also a great PNG politician. She has made a lot of difference in PNG politics in her three terms as an MP. It would be great to see more women parliamentarians as they enhance the overall quality of parliamentary discussions where much needed debate is required before laws are passed for the country.
It is a pity that she intends not running for public office in 2012 but we need more champions for the marginalised people of PNG. As part motuan I am very angry about what is happening to the cultural enviroment of this peaceful race of people of Central province and am very concerned sad that the Motu-Koita people may now not be well represented in future without Dame Kidu around.
The recent decision to have 22 reserved seats for women in parliament is a step in the right direction even if it is a bit late (after 34 years after Independence). Whilst a collective NEC decision, many people will still attribute this to the tireless efforts (despite many unfair criticisms) of Dame Carol Kidu both in and outside parliament. Well done Dame.
Today, PNG's governance is going off on a tangent. This country desperately needs real credible leaders like Dame Kidu still serving the people of PNG in parliament. The public is now urged to give their support in whatever way needed to "keep Kidu" as PNG needs more MPs like her.
Reginald Renagi
Port Moresby
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