favorable laws in parliament and have constraints such as constant conflict in their areas and poor infrastructure, provision of education, water and food security taking most of their time. The principle of one-man-one vote, which is based on population, denies- them the opportunity for many electoral constituencies, CHALLENGES FACING MINORITY WOMEN IN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. • Some of the challenges I faced then and which I believe minority women in East and Horn of African also face as they participate in the political process of their respective countries includes the following: 1: Lack of economic resources I had little or no resources (money) during the - campaigns compared to male candidates who were using a. lot of money to influence voters. Money- in politics may not matter in the developed world but in third world countries such as ours it matters: Constituencies are big in size and the terrain is tough and one will need logistics and resources to mobilize voters. The people are poor and can easily be lured by an individual endured with resource. Marginalization and poverty Most of the communities where minority women - come from are poor and already marginalized by their national governments. As a result it is very hard for women to participate in the political process since they are also poor and marginalized. They are uneducated and shut from the leadership and political participation. 3. Lack of education and training Minority women especially in the grassroots are - not educated and hardly receive any training to build their capacity so that they