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.
Our Focus Areas
Resources & Publications
Gallery
TFGBV AND ONLINE ABUSE
KEWOPA convened stakeholders to address emerging digital threats facing women
ADVANCING TWO-THIRD GENDER RULE
KEWOPA participated in the Legislative Forum on Taking Stock of
INCLUSIVE ELECTORAL GOVERNANCE TRAINING, HOMABAY COUNTY
KEWOPA, in partnership with Uraia and with support from the
WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN SAMBURU COUNTY
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), in partnership with the
TURKANA YOUTH POLICY DIALOGUE
Young people from Turkana County came together for a KEWOPA
KEWOPA EXECUTIVE RETREAT
Promoting Women in Decision-making and Governance Processes
KEWOPA CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT LOCAL DESIGNERS
KEWOPA Members made a resolution to wear local African designs
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𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭.![]()
To address these intersecting challenges, the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) convened a community dialogue in Kisii County to tackle Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV), and access to essential health services.![]()
Data from the Kisii County Gender Data Sheet underscores the urgency of these conversations:![]()
>35.7% of women aged 15–49 in Kisii have experienced physical violence since age 15.
>16% have experienced sexual violence.
>47.2% of women agree that a husband is justified in beating his wife under certain circumstances, highlighting how deeply entrenched norms perpetuate harm.![]()
The dialogue brought together local leaders, healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, young mothers who have navigated violence, and individuals who have overcome forced marriage and FGM. Discussions centered on expanding family planning access, raising GBV awareness, and strengthening community and institutional support networks.![]()
Frontline actors detailed practical steps for service delivery. Healthcare providers emphasized immediate medical intervention following violence to supply emergency contraception, HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and complete evidence collection. Law enforcement officers outlined reporting procedures and committed to handling defilement cases promptly without victim-blaming.![]()
"𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒. - Young mother, Kisii County dialogue![]()
The discussion emphasized family and youth responsibility in recognizing abuse early and supporting those affected. Strong coordination between health facilities and law enforcement remains vital to securing care and justice.![]()
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐁𝐕 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐁𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥.
#SRHR #genderequality #womeninpoliticske
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.![]()
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) convened a project inception and partners coordination meeting for the Strengthening Community Action and Legislative Reform for GBV Prevention, Including Femicide and Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence and SRHR in Kenya project.![]()
The project will connect community dialogues, SRHR policy cafés and legislative advocacy to ensure that issues raised at community level inform policy discussions and legislative action.![]()
The meeting brought together KEWOPA and partners to align on implementation, safeguarding, risk mitigation, community engagement and pathways for translating community priorities into policy and legislative action.![]()
The project will also strengthen public awareness of GBV and SRHR prevention pathways, survivor support services and generate evidence to inform policy reform.![]()
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐁𝐕, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐑𝐇𝐑 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.![]()
#GBVPrevention #EndFemicide
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭.![]()
To address these intersecting challenges, the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) convened a community dialogue in Kisii County to tackle Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender-based violence (GBV), and access to essential health services.![]()
Data from the Kisii County Gender Data Sheet underscores the urgency of these conversations:![]()
>35.7% of women aged 15–49 in Kisii have experienced physical violence since age 15.
>16% have experienced sexual violence.
>47.2% of women agree that a husband is justified in beating his wife under certain circumstances, highlighting how deeply entrenched norms perpetuate harm.![]()
The dialogue brought together local leaders, healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, young mothers who have navigated violence, and individuals who have overcome forced marriage and FGM. Discussions centered on expanding family planning access, raising GBV awareness, and strengthening community and institutional support networks.![]()
Frontline actors detailed practical steps for service delivery. Healthcare providers emphasized immediate medical intervention following violence to supply emergency contraception, HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and complete evidence collection. Law enforcement officers outlined reporting procedures and committed to handling defilement cases promptly without victim-blaming.![]()
"𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝑊𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒. - Young mother, Kisii County dialogue![]()
The discussion emphasized family and youth responsibility in recognizing abuse early and supporting those affected. Strong coordination between health facilities and law enforcement remains vital to securing care and justice.![]()
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐁𝐕 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬. 𝐁𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥.
#SRHR #genderequality #womeninpoliticske
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.![]()
The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) convened a project inception and partners coordination meeting for the Strengthening Community Action and Legislative Reform for GBV Prevention, Including Femicide and Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence and SRHR in Kenya project.![]()
The project will connect community dialogues, SRHR policy cafés and legislative advocacy to ensure that issues raised at community level inform policy discussions and legislative action.![]()
The meeting brought together KEWOPA and partners to align on implementation, safeguarding, risk mitigation, community engagement and pathways for translating community priorities into policy and legislative action.![]()
The project will also strengthen public awareness of GBV and SRHR prevention pathways, survivor support services and generate evidence to inform policy reform.![]()
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐁𝐕, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐑𝐇𝐑 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.![]()
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