UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal oppor....

Members of the National assembly have been urged to ensure that parliament facilitate the realization of the two thirds gender principle if they are to adhere to the new constit....

Older persons have told the National Gender and Equality Commission of delays in the disbursement of the cash transfer programme for senior citizens. The old men and women made ....

The National Gender and Equality Commission takes great exception at the ugly incident that occurred this afternoon at City Hall where Nairobi County Governor Dr. Evans Kidero a....

President Kibaki’s move to appoint commandant of the Kenya Airports Police unit Grace Kaindi as Deputy Inspector General has been praised by the National Gender and Equali....

The newly formed National Gender and Equality Commission has supported the&nb....

National Gender & Equality Commission chairperson Winfred Lichuma has said that the Ministry of Education should give special consideration read more

In the Sunday Standard issue of June 16, 2013 columnist Moses Kuria rekindled a debate that has been trending in the public domain and took an extreme position regarding the pla....

The functions of the department are derived from Section 8 of the National Gender and Equality Commission Act, 2011.

The department works with stakeholders to promote ....

PRESS RELEASE

January 26, 2013

APPOINTMENT OF MS. GRACE KAINDI AS DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF KENYA POLICE

The National Gender and Equality C....

The department has the main responsibility of mainstreaming issues of gender and women in National and County policies, laws and administrative rules as well as private and publ....

The Ford Foundation works with visionary leaders and organizations worldwide to change social structures and institutions so that all people have the opportunity to reach their ....

On Tuesday 18th  June the Oxford Human Rights Hub hosted a delegation from the newly established Kenyan National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC).

The Commis....

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The department is charged with the development of standards for the implementation of policies for the progressive realization of the economic and social rights and ensures inte....

The Legal, Complaints and Investigations department is tasked with handling all legal issues in the course of the Commission’s execution of its mandate more specifically t....

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Nearly 60% of the core function of the Commission’s mandate entails monitoring, audit and investigation on the status and implementation of the constitution, a....

The Constitution (2010) in Article 260 provides an understanding of the marginalized and minorities thus;

“Marginalized community” means—

The core function of the Disability and Elderly program is to effectively monitor and promote mainstreaming of issues of disability and elderly in governance structures in order....

DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) is an international development and advocacy organisation. We empower young people and communities in low- and middle-income countries b....