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On 28 May 2022, a three-year-old refugee girl from South Sudan received her long-awaited justice. Her uncle received life imprisonment for sexually abusing her while under his care. “It was…
Busia, western Kenya, is one of the target counties for the UN Joint Devolution Programme, implemented by UN Women in partnership with UNICEF and UNDP. The aim is to strengthen…
Originally published on UN Women Africa Kenya’s party primaries recently closed - a process for political parties to select candidates for the various elective seats in August’s General Election. Ann…
Originally published on UN Women Africa Shamsa Abubakar is a Kenyan peacebuilder and the first chairlady of the newly established National Women’s Peace Committee Network in Kenya, supported by UN…
Originally published on the UN Women website The climate in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) is changing, as prolonged droughts reduce the region’s agriculture and livestock production. Climate smart…
Originally published on UN Women's website for Africa Rachel Nzulu, 29, works to support women farmers develop climate smart agriculture techniques. "I got into agriculture because it’s so important in…
UN Women Kenya and Echo Network Africa (ENA) signed a one-year partnership agreement that seeks to increase the number of women elected in the August 2022 general elections, and support…
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For the first time in Kenyan history, 3 women have been elected for gubernatorial positions in the just concluded August 8th general elections with another three elected as Senators in the 47 counties as the country makes progress in achieving gender inclusivity. As per the requirement by law, the senate still needs to nominate 16 women in the senator to reach the 2/3rds gender threshold…
