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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩?

Ambition alone is not enough. Women aspirants need to understand electoral processes, know their rights, navigate political party structures and prepare for the challenges of seeking public office.

These issues shaped the Kisumu Regional Women and Youth Convention, organised by KEWOPA in partnership with @unwomenkenya Kenya under the theme: Strengthening Women and Youth Political Leadership and Democratic Participation in Kenya.
#2027GeneralElections
#WomenInPoliticsKE #PublicParticipation

⌛ 𝟐𝟎 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎! ⌛

The stage is being set, and the excitement is building for the KEWOPA Women Legislators Awards on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Get ready to 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞. 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭.

Mark your calendars! We are almost there! 🗓️👇
#WomenlegislatorsAwrds2026 #WomeninPoliticske

𝐀 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨. 𝟔 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday, 12th November 2026, during the afternoon sitting.

The policy provides a framework for addressing structural barriers that limit women's economic participation, including access to finance, productive resources, employment, entrepreneurship and economic decision-making.

KEWOPA recognises the importance of this milestone in advancing an enabling environment where women can meaningfully participate in and benefit from Kenya's economy.

As the parliamentary process progresses, adequate financing, effective coordination, accountability and implementation will be critical to translating policy commitments into tangible economic opportunities for women across the country.

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

#womeninpoliticske #WomensEconomicEmpowerment #NPWEE

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁! 🏆

​At the Women Legislators’ Awards 2026, we are honouring the champions driving real transformation across Parliament and our communities.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, every category reflects the power of purposeful leadership.

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲. 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁.
#WomenlegislatorsAwards2026 #womeninpoliticske

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬.

Sen. Catherine Mumma, CBS, MP has raised two critical issues in the Senate: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 (𝐇𝐏𝐕) 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲.

On HPV vaccination, she sought clarity on uptake across counties, the transition from a two-dose to a single-dose schedule and measures to address misinformation about the vaccine.

She also called for answers on child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), sexual abuse and human trafficking in Garissa, seeking information on reported cases, prosecution, the establishment of safe houses and stronger mechanisms to protect survivors.

The requests have been referred to the relevant Senate Committees for consideration.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤?
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