Kenya

Three Kenyan women from marginalised communities share their experiences running for political office in the forthcoming general election and describe how they are determined to overcome their challenges.

As Kenya prepares to vote in a new president next month, we take a closer look at the role of women in the country’s politics. In Uganda, we bring you a report on efforts to respond to a major hunger crisis in the country’s northeast.

Women MPs like Esther Passaris face threats, slurs and body-shaming on social media ahead of Aug. 9 vote.

Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for any county or country.

Kenya’s party primaries recently closed - a process for political parties to select candidates for the various elective seats in August’s General Election.

In December 2020, a leading Kenyan political party official, Edwin Sifuna, made vulgar remarks against a woman member of parliament. While campaigning for their political allies in a by-election, Sifuna said the woman is “not attractive enough to rape”.

President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inaction on former Chief Justice David Maraga’s September 2020 recommendation to dissolve Parliament for failure to enact gender parity laws is the latest bump in the long road to equality for Kenyan women in political leadership.

Female aspirants seeking elective seats in the 2022 General Election have adopted varying strategies to woo voters.