Strengthening Women’s Voices
in Kisumu County
KEWOPA members launch the
'KOMESHA DHULUMA' Campaign against GBV.
EMPOWERING LEADERSHIP THROUGH CIVIC
AWARENESS IN TURBO CONSTITUENCY.
KEWOPA and IPF with legislators after
a session on Gender and Health leadership
KEWOPA and IPF with legislators after
a session on Gender and Health leadership
KEWOPA with legislators after
a session on Gender and Health leadership
KEWOPA with legislators after
a session on Gender and Health leadership
KEWOPA MEMBERS CONSULTATIVE
MEETING WITH WCC
KEWOPA MEMBERS CONSULTATIVE
MEETING WITH WCC
KEWOPA CONSULTATIVE MEETING

Welcome to KEWOPA

The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) is a cross party caucus bringing on board all women parliamentarians drawn from both houses (National Assembly and Senate). The caucus works to promote and protect democracy and advocate for women’s rights.

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Legislation

To strengthen Members capacities to effectively advocate for gender responsive and all inclusive political party governance.

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Oversight

To strengthen the individual and collective capacities of members to develop gender responsive legislation and advance gender equality values and principles in their oversight and diplomatic roles.

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To strengthen Members representative roles in order to enhance constituency development and regular interaction with the constituents on policy & community issues.

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Championing Women, Shaping Policy
Leading Change, Empowering Kenya

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4 days ago

Kewopa Kenya
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞.The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), in partnership with UN Women Kenya, convened a Youth Democracy Café under the theme Strengthening Women and Youth Political Leadership and Democratic Participation in Kenya.The engagement brought together women leaders, youth groups, civil society organisations, local administrators, police and law enforcement officers, and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to deliberate on barriers to meaningful political participation and the need for peaceful, inclusive electoral processes ahead of the 2027 General Election.Discussions focused on political financing barriers, violence against women in politics, youth inclusion in decision-making, and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), including misinformation, online harassment and the risks these pose to women's political participation.Security agencies highlighted strategies to prevent youth recruitment into political gangs, strengthen protection for women and young aspirants, improve responses to electoral violence and enhance community policing through early-warning mechanisms.Participants were urged to reject political goonism, uphold electoral accountability and embrace issue-based politics."𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞."𝐀𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫?#YouthDemocracyCafés #PublicParticipation #womeninpoliticske ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

Kewopa Kenya
𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.KEWOPA congratulates Hon. Veronica W. Maina on her appointment as Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate.We celebrate this milestone and wish her success as she takes on this new role. May her leadership and experience continue to contribute to legislative business and the representation of the people of Kenya.Congratulations, Hon. Veronica. maina! ... See MoreSee Less
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From Kenya's first female MP to the many trailblazers now serving in the National Assembly & Senate, the journey of women’s leadership is paved with incredible courage and resilience. 🇰🇪

The Women Legislator’s Award celebrates this legacy and the future of inclusive governance

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝

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4 days ago

Kewopa Kenya
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞.The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), in partnership with UN Women Kenya, convened a Youth Democracy Café under the theme Strengthening Women and Youth Political Leadership and Democratic Participation in Kenya.The engagement brought together women leaders, youth groups, civil society organisations, local administrators, police and law enforcement officers, and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to deliberate on barriers to meaningful political participation and the need for peaceful, inclusive electoral processes ahead of the 2027 General Election.Discussions focused on political financing barriers, violence against women in politics, youth inclusion in decision-making, and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), including misinformation, online harassment and the risks these pose to women's political participation.Security agencies highlighted strategies to prevent youth recruitment into political gangs, strengthen protection for women and young aspirants, improve responses to electoral violence and enhance community policing through early-warning mechanisms.Participants were urged to reject political goonism, uphold electoral accountability and embrace issue-based politics."𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬. 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞."𝐀𝐬 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫?#YouthDemocracyCafés #PublicParticipation #womeninpoliticske ... See MoreSee Less
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6 days ago

Kewopa Kenya
𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.KEWOPA congratulates Hon. Veronica W. Maina on her appointment as Deputy Majority Leader in the Senate.We celebrate this milestone and wish her success as she takes on this new role. May her leadership and experience continue to contribute to legislative business and the representation of the people of Kenya.Congratulations, Hon. Veronica. maina! ... See MoreSee Less
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From Kenya's first female MP to the many trailblazers now serving in the National Assembly & Senate, the journey of women’s leadership is paved with incredible courage and resilience. 🇰🇪

The Women Legislator’s Award celebrates this legacy and the future of inclusive governance

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝

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