𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲. The conversation is on as women leaders, young people, aspiring candidates, elected representatives and electoral stakeholders come together to examine how Kenya can build a more inclusive, safe and gender-responsive electoral environment ahead of the 2027 General Election. #WomenAndYouth2026 #WomeninPoliticske #2027Elections

The Convention brought together women and youth leaders, electoral stakeholders, civil society and other actors to examine barriers to political participation and what must change before 2027. Discussions addressed electoral safety, political violence, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, preparedness of electoral institutions, political party processes, nominations, campaign financing and stronger intergenerational leadership

𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐔𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀’𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐘. KEWOPA, in partnership with @Uraia and with support from @denmarkinkenya , convened the Women and Youth Convention 2026 to advance dialogue on inclusive electoral governance ahead of the 2027 General Election. #WomenInLeadership #SafePoliticalSpaces

KEWOPA Chairperson Hon. Leah Sankaire condemned the political violence witnessed in Homa Bay County over the weekend, including attacks against journalists, security personnel and members of the public. She warned that violence and sexism in politics threaten women’s participation and called for a political environment where women can pursue leadership without fear or intimidation. “𝑁𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑌𝑒𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑖𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑔𝑒: 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦”, she said.