The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) is a caucus of all women Parliamentarians in Kenya.
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Young people need accurate Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information, access to healthcare and protection from gender-based violence (GBV).
KEWOPA conducted an SRHR training in Othaya, Murangโa County, covering SRHR rights, HIV and STIs, teenage pregnancy and GBV prevention and response.
#SRHR #EndGBV #WomeninPoliticske
Area Chief Jacinta Wanjiru encouraged young mothers to continue pursuing their education and aspirations, reminding them that their circumstances do not define their future.
โ๐โ๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ท๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข, ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐๐ก.โ
#SRHR #EndGBV
Young people deserve the information, services and protection they need to make informed decisions and build their futures.
#SRHR #EndGBV #HIVPrevention
Hon. @DoriceToto speaks on proposed amendments to strengthen protections for survivors of sexual offences, including access to forensic examinations, protection from intimidation, and the prohibition of arbitration in sexual offence cases.
The proposed amendments seek to strengthen survivor protection and accountability through the justice system.
#SexualOffences #EndGBV
Across all 47 counties, Kenyaโs women parliamentarians have been authoring policy, driving grassroots transformation, and opening doors for future generations. Now, we are bringing together key voices from government, diplomacy, civil society, and media to witness an immersive walkthrough of that journey, moving from verified impact straight to national recognition.
๐๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐.
#ConcreteRoseGala2026 #KEWOPAAwards2026 #WomenInPoliticske
KEWOPA honours the heroes and heroines whose courage and sacrifice continue to inspire the pursuit of a just, inclusive and equal Kenya.
#happymashujaaday2026
KEWOPA retweeted
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.
the-star.co.ke/news/2026-10-โฆ
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.
๐ Read the full newsletter here: kewopa.org/wp-content/uploadโฆ
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
