gender disparity Stories

MPs propose special seats to meet Kenya’s two-thirds gender rule quota

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jul 25, 2025

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...

Petition to dissolve Parliament, Senate over gender rule forwarded to CJ Martha Koome

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jul 18, 2025

The petitioners are seeking the dissolution of both the National Assembly and the Senate, as well as an order compelling political parties to comply w...

Report reveals mismatch between pledges and actual women empowerment

Alfred Onyango | Nov 22, 2024

Kenya has seen a decline in political empowerment, dropping from 75th to 80th place, and has also fallen in educational attainment.

Gender job inequalities in Africa killing prospects of an equal society – IMF

Alfred Onyango | Nov 02, 2024

Gender pay gaps are also often wide as a result of women working in less quality jobs compared to their male counterpart.

Lobby calls for govt action as number of schoolgoing Garissa girls remains low

Issa Hussein | Jun 22, 2024

Harrison Ochola, Garissa's FAWE coordinator, cited a survey they conducted in 2022, which he said revealed that only about 20 per cent of the girls in...

Garissa team calls for breaking of cultural barriers to ensure gender equality in education

Issa Hussein | Mar 09, 2024

The Garissa CECM for Gender Hawa Abdi Sahal emphasised the importance of educating girls with knowledge and skills that she said will instil confidenc...