The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision that should radically change political representation for women in this East African country.
Women's rights activists in Kenya are confident that as a result of constitutional Article 81 (b), which states that "not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender," their problems of under- representation in key government bodies will become a thing of the past.
Read the whole story in IPS, published 4 january
The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision that should radically change political representation for women in this East African country.
Women's rights activists in Kenya are confident that as a result of constitutional Article 81 (b), which states that "not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender," their problems of under- representation in key government bodies will become a thing of the past.
Read the whole story in IPS, published 4 january