Kenya

Gender Equality in Education - Beyond Access

This guide is designed to help education and gender campaigners, and organisations and coalitions, work more effectively with the media to promote gender-equitable education. It explores issues relating to gender equality in education and contains practical advice on working with the media.

Democracy at the Local Level in East and Southern Africa: Profiles in Governance

Report on findings and recommendations from comprehensive evaluations of democracy at the local level in four cities in East and Southern Africa. It includes the Local Democracy Assessment Methodology developed by IDEA.

Experiences In The Last Decade On Fostering Women’s Political-Participation In Kenya

This country report describes the efforts made in Kenya to increase women's political participation. It focuses primarily on the Gender and Governance Program (GGP) in Kenya, which works to ensure women’s civil and political rights and gender equality in governance.

The League of Kenya Women Voters

The League of Kenya Women Voters (LKWV) is a non-partisan political women's membership organization that was founded by a voluntary group of like-minded Kenyan women to advance the rights of women in elective political leadership and other positions of decision-making.

Gender and Governance Programme

The Gender and Governance Programme is a program in Kenya formulated to deepen the gains of the Engendering Political Process Programme (EPPP) by supporting transformative leadership across all levels and tiers of government, and strengthening women’s leadership at the community and national levels.

Party Finance Reform in Africa, Lessons Learned from Four Countries: Ghana, Kenya, Senegal & South Africa

This report presents the findings of the second component of the African Political Party Finance Initiative, which aimed to increase awareness about the need for transparent and accountable party financing and to promote reforms appropriate to the respective country contexts, specifically in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa. It details the strategies used and the lessons learned in each of these four cases.

Women's Campaign Manual

This training manual provides women political candidates in Kenya with information and guidelines for building an effective campaign. It discusses topics such as message development, fundraising, budgeting, dealing with the media, public speaking, and establishing voter contacts.

Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including from a Gender Perspective: Regional Seminar (Kenya, May 2000)

This report compiles the speeches and presentations made during the seminar entitled, "Parliament and the Budgetary Process, Including from a Gender Perspective," held in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2000. The seminar brought together participants from several African Parliaments to share their views and experiences on the respective roles of government and parliament in the budget process, the importance of gender budgeting, and the need for accountability and transparency in the budget process.

International IDEA Country Reports Based on Research and Dialogue with Political Parties

This website provides links to a number of country reports that were written based on research and dialogue with political parties. These reports examine the internal functioning and structure of political parties, as well as the external regulations and environment which shape their work. The website includes reports from Estonia, Namibia, Kenya, Ghana, Botswana, Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa, Armenia, India, Georgia, Bangladesh, Slovakia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Mauritius.

Kenya Human Development Report 1999: Gender and Human Development

This report presents an overview of the state of human development in Kenya, focusing primarily on poverty and gender inequality. It reflects the significant differences in economic and social development across provinces and districts, between rural and urban development, and between women and men.