National Gender and Equality Commission Stories
The exercise, which will be undertaken in counties including Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, and Mandera, will focus on enrolment, retention, transition an...
In many rural areas of Kenya, women play a crucial role as the primary breadwinners for their families.
The Bill seeks to change Articles 90, 97, and 98 of the Constitution to ensure that no more than two-thirds of the members of both the National Assemb...
Leaders from across the country continue to pay tribute, honouring Phoebe Asiyo as a national heroine who helped shape Kenya’s political landscape and...
She was elected Karachuonyo Member of Parliament twice, in 1979 and 1992, at a time when female representation in Parliament was rare.
The video, which has since circulated widely online, shows Mosiria walking through the streets of Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) with a boy...
The public needs access to accurate information about climate change, because this enables them to take action to stop global warming. Without accurat...
Recent reports suggest that this growing conversation is set to transform family policies and workplace culture across both public and private sectors...
The decline marks a reversal in the country’s steady push toward equal representation and opportunities for women across political, economic and socia...
Our study found that Kenya needs to review its teacher education curriculum to make it more gender responsive. Teachers also need more training to fol...
The Health Hub Project is part of a global movement by Faith to Action Network, a consortium of over 215 religious organisations in 38 countries, cham...
The civil society group also blamed the region's nomadic herding practices for escalating sexual abuse among young girls who should otherwise be in sc...
Inequality is created by, among other factors, where you are born and live. Alongside this, income, assets, and access to education and healthcare dif...
A postmortem conducted on Gaala’s body showed 100 per cent burns, confirming that an open flame was used in the crime.
Gaala was killed a week ago after resisting a forced marriage to a 55-year-old man. Her body was then set ablaze to disguise the murder as a case of s...
They are additionally subjected to extreme forms of violence that include killings, abductions, mutilations and infanticide.
The National Gender and Equality Commission called on the government and stakeholders to take bold action against persistent gender inequalities.
In its statement, the NGEC highlighted Kenya's progress in gender equality, pointing to improvements in education, health, economic empowerment, and l...
According to the report, digital technology and artificial intelligence contribute to the spread of harmful stereotypes, while the digital gender gap...
One question which arises is whether the National Gender and Equality Commission is effective in the war against gender-based violence in Kenya.
The commission urged the government to strengthen multi-sectoral responses at national and county levels, involving the private sector and communities...
Kenya has seen a decline in political empowerment, dropping from 75th to 80th place, and has also fallen in educational attainment.
Gender pay gaps are also often wide as a result of women working in less quality jobs compared to their male counterpart.
Former CJ David Maraga even advised former President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the 12th Parliament for noncompliance with gender laws.
Under an initiative led by Barbados, France and Kenya, countries also continue to discuss imposing new global taxes to help pay for climate finance, s...
Holders of the positions serve a single non-renewable term of six years.
Kenya's score in global ranking has marginally improved, moving two positions up from last year to position 75. It attained a Gender Parity Index (GPI...
The UmmulKheir Girls' Home is the only rescue centre in Garissa for girls vulnerable to retrogressive practices such as FGM and child marriage.
The Garissa CECM for Gender Hawa Abdi Sahal emphasised the importance of educating girls with knowledge and skills that she said will instil confidenc...
The FAO's 'Unjust Climate' report uncovers a dark reality in low and middle-income countries, noting women heads of households in these parts suffer m...
