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Opinion: Gender based electoral violence in Kenya |
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 Would you like to contest for a parliamentary seat? If one is to pose this question to the majority of women in Kenya the response is likely to get a resounding No! It is not that women are uninterested in actively participating in politics or transforming the societies that they live in, but the face a raft of stumbling blocks in their quest for declaring interest in and seeking political seats. |
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Media needs to step up coverage on gender issues all year round |
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Media did not invent gender inequalities or any form of social inequality for that matter. Yet media is central to both knowingly and unwittingly promoting gender inequalities. By providing a particular set of representations, media feeds off and feeds into social assumptions and practices that ultimately undermine the advancement of women. |
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When it is time to walk away |
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“I have all kinds of marks on my body. Marks inflicted by knives, teeth and other crude objects, all these, I got from my loved one, the person I called my husband.” These are the words of *Maria, a woman who was subjected to unspeakable violence by her husband, who later killed their only child last year out of rage after she made the decision to leave him. |
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Women’s rights organizations review the Sexual Offences Act |
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A recent review of the Sexual Offences Act by women’s rights organizations has found that while the Act is long overdue piece of legislation in the fight against gender violence, there are potential minefields within the Act that could dampen the expectations it has raised. |
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Is another world possible for Kenya's forgotten heroes? |
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 SOMETIMES people struggle all their lives for justice but they cannot be sure that the world attaches meaning to their efforts until they are acknowledged. A small group of veteran freedom fighters for Kenya’s independence were given a standing ovation at the start of the World Social Forum as they relived the memories of their struggles against the British colonial government which stole their youth, livelihoods and families. |
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Memories of liberation: An enduring experience |
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MAU Mau liberation fighters broke into song as they relived the reasons for taking up arms and the dangers that they faced individually and collectively during the time of resistance to the colonialists in Kenya. Joined by an international panel of presenters and an inspired audience, the old men and women of African struggle brought a symbolism to the enduring human spirit that rejects all forms of oppression, one that defines what it means to be human. |
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This year's theme for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence is 'Human Rights for Women, Human Rights for All' 
