The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) is a caucus of all women Parliamentarians in Kenya.
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The Social Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seeks to expand the definition of gender-based violence to include technology-facilitated abuse, such as sharing nude photographs without consent and online harassment that causes psychological harm, making such acts punishable under criminal law.
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EmpowerHer (Issue 7.0) is here! ๐๏ธ
In this edition, BODY, RIGHTS, AND POWER, we dive into critical conversations and action around:
โจ Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
โจ Ending gender-based violence
โจ Securing and amplifying womenโs leadership
Real progress happens when rights are protected and leadership is accessible to all.
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๐๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
KEWOPA held a strategic engagement with Iriip Gaa Ladies Group, a collective of professional women, mothers, and grassroots advocates. Founded on the core pillars of Resilience, Empowerment, Mentorship & Growth, and Equity & Inclusion, Iriip Gaa is dedicated to giving back, supporting one another, and equipping young girls to rise above systemic barriers and claim their rightful place as leaders.
Reaching across 11 counties, this non-partisan movement brings community-led advocacy to high-priority areas where challenges like gender-based violence, FGM, and early forced marriages affect young girls the most. Together, we are gearing up for an impactful regional mentorship event on November 27th - 28th in Eldoret.
We are bringing young girls directly together with women Parliamentarians for hands-on mentorship, career guidance, rights education, and civic awareness, reminding women everywhere that their voice and vote truly matter, completely independent of political party lines.
๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐?
#womeninpoliticske #EndGBV
๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ.
KEWOPA joined the @KenyaGovernors -Kenya Consultative Forum on Women's Political Leadership under the G7 Strategy, confronting the harsh reality that incremental progress is no longer enough after the 2022 elections saw women securing just 10% of single-constituency seats and 14.9% of governorships. To break these systemic barriers, KEWOPA is building a sustainable leadership pipeline across all governance levels.
#womeninpoliticske #genderequality
To achieve true constitutional compliance, KEWOPA is rallying women candidates to step forward in 2027, demanding early stakeholder support long before party primaries, direct inclusion in high-level coalition negotiations, and decisive action against political violence and prohibitive campaign costs. Stakeholders are also invited to join the upcoming Gala Awards to honor outstanding women champions in public service. Together with partners like the Council of Governors, Kenyaโs women leaders are moving beyond rhetoric to organize deliberately, deliberate boldly, and engineer a transformative future for governance. #womeninpoliticske #genderequality
Building on this momentum, high-level women leaders led by Kirinyaga Governor Hon. Anne Waiguru alongside UN Women Kenya and the G7 Women Governors Caucus adopted resolutions to unite Kenyaโs female leadership. They committed to radical solidarity, building strategic coalitions to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bills to implement the 2/3 gender rule before 2027, and ensuring women occupy top-level decision-making spaces. The resolutions call on women nationwide to vie for all elective positions, launch a joint mentorship campaign across G7, County Assemblies Forum, KEWOPA, and KEWOSA, and demand that the Registrar of Political Parties and key electoral actors strictly enforce gender-compliant party lists, safe party nomination processes, and protection from political violence.
๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ?
#womeninpoliticske #genderequality
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
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Our Chairperson, Hon. Sopiato Leah Sankaire (Mama County 034 - Kajiado), represented the Parliament of Kenya (KEWOPA) at the World Women Parliamentarians Forum held from 11th to 13th October 2025 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The Forum is held under the theme "From Representation to Influence in the Decision-Making Process" and seeks to implement the 1995 Beijing Declaration and the 2025 IPU Plan of Action for Gender Parity in Parliaments.
#womeninpoliticske #fromrepresentationtoinfluence
Key Focus Areas of the Forum included gender quotas and electoral systems, legal and institutional reforms to sustain women's participation, leadership development, and sharing international best practices. Hon. Sankaire moderated the Plenary Session on Legal Environment; Changes and Reforms for Gender Equality and in her adress she noted: Kenya's Journey: Under Constitution 2010 Articles 27, 81, 97 & 177, Kenya now has 82 women in National Assembly, 21 in Senate and 7 Women Governors up from 3 in 2017. County Assemblies are fully compliant. The Gap: Kenya is at 23.5% against the 33.3% constitutional threshold, a deficit of 35 women in the National Assembly. The Solution: Support for the Constitution Amendment Bill 2025 and Cheruiyot Bill for a post-election top-up mechanism to realize the two-thirds gender principle and zipper system enforcement. Expected Outcome for Kenya: Strengthened mechanisms for women's representation, evidence-based policy reforms and enhanced citizen engagement to move from representation to substantive influence. The meeting brought together high-level international representatives, parliaments, government institutions, civil society and youth leaders. #womeninpoliticske #fromrepresentationtoinfluence
As Co-Chairs of the Women in Leadership (WIL) Thematic Group under the National Gender Sector Working Group (NGSWG), KEWOPA joined the Donor Partners Gender Group (DPGG) for its inaugural meeting under new leadership. Led by @CanadainKenya as Chair, alongside @IrelandinKenya and @SwedeninKE as Co-Chairs, the engagement fostered crucial dialogue with the State Department for Gender to accelerate gender equality and womenโs leadership across Kenya.
#WomeninPoliticsKE #DPGG #WomeninPoliticske
Representing KEWOPA, Executive Director Mercy Mwangi outlined key transformative pillars to strategically position women for impactful, decision-making roles ahead of the #2027Elections. Achieving equitable, meaningful representation requires locking in solid strategic frameworks that break systemic barriers and elevate female political participation.
#WomeninPoliticsKE #DPGG #WomeninPoliticske
Realizing true parity demands a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategy: robust legal frameworks, protective security measures, and tailored technical support for women leaders. We appreciate our development partners for their continued synergy and commitment to advancing inclusive governance.
#WomeninPoliticsKE #DPGG #WomeninPoliticske
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐?
#womeninpoliticske #inclusiveelectoralgovernance
๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐.
"๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐; ๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ค."- Hon. Beatrice Elachi
#womeninpoliticske #inclusiveelectoralgovernance
KEWOPA joined the National Gender and Equality Commission (@NGECKenya) and @unwomenkenya Kenya to drive action on the 2/3 Gender Principle. CS for @gender_ke Hon. @hannawcheptumo urged more women into political leadership, while leaders pushed to enact Senate Bill 16 & NA Bill 29 of 2025 and enforce party nomination rules.
#womeninpoliticske #inclusiveelectoralgovernance
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐.
At today's Strategic Partnership Framework Roundtable at @NGECKenya , KEWOPA joined key strategic partners including @unwomenkenya, Sida, and @ForumCounty Forum to chart a decisive path toward the 2027 General Elections.
Reflecting on institutional collaboration, NGEC Chairperson Hon. Rehema Jaldesa highlighted the impact of joint advocacy: "๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐พ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ด, ๐ค๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐๐๐."
#WomenInPoliticske #2ThirdsGenderRule
Representing KEWOPA, Vice-Chairperson Hon. Beatrice Elachi CBS underscored the core driver of our mission: "๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ข๐๐, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐."
While female leaders continue to win competitive seats and helm key legislative committees, major hurdles persist, including non-implementation of the 2/3 gender principle, political party gatekeeping, high campaign costs, and rising physical and digital harassment against women candidates.
Ahead of 2027, KEWOPA is prioritizing the full operationalization of gender quotas, rapid-response protection mechanisms against electoral violence, and expanded county-level mentorship for emerging women leaders.
Building a truly inclusive democracy requires the immediate, unified commitment of political parties, state bodies, civil society, and international partners to enforce gender inclusion standards and secure peaceful, equal governance for Kenya.
#WomenInPoliticske #2ThirdsGenderRule
