Kenya

“I faced so much violence on Facebook”, she said. “I am separated from my husband, so people could say unimaginable things using [pseudonymous] accounts, to me and my family. It was just chaotic.”

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From a gender perspective, three main lessons can be learnt from the general election. First, gender issues are on the rise, a fact shown not least by the appointment of the first-ever women running mate for one of the two main presidential candidates.

Across Kenya, local conflicts driven by diverse factors have one thing in common: they’re increasingly being mediated by women.

The Kenyan 2022 General Elections represents a great step forward for women’s representation, albeit an incremental one.