2022 presents some small strides forward for Kenyan women in politics

Kenya has just concluded her general elections on 9th August as mandated by the constitution.  This year’s elections were interesting- from a gender perspective- as 3 out of the 4 presidential contestants had female running mates, who would become deputy presidents in the event of a win.  The contestant who didn’t pick a woman, instead, …

The Missing Third

According to World Economic Forum report 2017, a Kenyan woman is paid Kenya shillings 55 for every 100 paid to a man doing a similar job.  The 2021 Global Gender Index report (benchmarks progress towards gender parity and compares countries’ gender gaps across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership) ranks Kenya at …