African Woman and Child Feature Service

• In a state of stagnation – wrangles have derailed the constitution implementation process in Kenya
• Employers told to embrace affirmative action
• Linah Kilimo, a fighter who wears the Marakwet peace belt.
• Men fighting for women’s rights
• Obiageli Ezekesili - Holding the top turf at the World Bank
• Women scientists get a boost in research programmes

Mwanamke Mkenya ni toleo la African Woman and Child Feature Service.

Jarida hili limechapishwa kutokana na usaidizi wa Hazina la Kidemokrasia la Umoja wa Mataifa (UNDEF)

Highlights in this issue of the Kenyan Woman:

• Women were called and they came out in large numbers - a look at the women shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice
• One woman among many men - Nyaundi shines as the only woman heading a commission
• Labour movement proves to be a hard nut to crack
• Call for enhanced response to gender-based crimes
• From being jobless to an employer
• Tough task ahead for women from Western Kenya

Highlights in this issue:

• Translate this year's budget into gender gains for women
• Madame President: Karua embarks on the race for presidency
• Gender agenda must be factored in revenue allocation
• Interrogating the construction of equality commission
• Gender perspectives could give answers on past atrocities
• Women call for peace building and security
• A tribute to Apollonia Mathias
• Suzanne Kuria becomes a fisher for men
• New leadership in Libya sidelines

The Kenyan Woman is a publication of AWCFS and is produced with support from United Nations Democracy Fund

• Women’s issues addressed in 2011 budget
• Kosovo’s new President and she is just 36 years old
• Women living with AIDs secure their marriages through giving birth
• JSC’s supreme court nomination causes a storm
• MoonBeads advance ‘safe day’ concept
• No foreign aid for Liberia in the next decade