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Hon. Julia Ojiambo enters the race for the top seat

Dr. Ojiambo launched her ODM Kenya presidential bid on the 8th of February, 2007. More

Hon. Julia Ojiambo's Profile

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Topic: Should affirmative action be enacted before the general elections?

Resources for Women Aspirants

Civil society:
Find out who they are and what they do for you? Click here for a list of GGP partners , click here to see which partner is covering your constituency

Political party:
Who are they and how can you contact them? How gender responsive is the political party you chose? Access a list of Kenyan political parties and their manifestos

Events:
Click here for events taking place in Kenya

Documents, publications & surveys:
Click here to read

Submit your Profiles
Want to include your profile on our website? Download the Parliamentary Aspirant Profile form by right clicking on this link and selecting "save Target as" and drop it at the ACWICT secretariat

A lesson from the past:
A journey of courage was written and published by African Woman and Child Features. It draws heavily from the experiences of women aspirants who vied for seats in the 2002 General Elections. More

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From the comprehensive right-to-your-desktop information on the constitution review process we now bring you a better, more resourceful round-up to the 2007 general elections; bringing the changing faces of women who are now declaring their candidature as well any emerging issues.

As we re-launch the USAWA newsletter which coincides with the International Women’s Day whose theme is “women, peace and politics” we dedicate this issue to celebrating the women who have stepped up and are counting on us for our ardent support. We bring you articles, resources and interactive tools for debate and exchange.

What's new on our website?

For the aspirants, we have included information that you will find useful as you prepare themselves for a victory; We have also included a database of GGP partners with whom you can work with, what constituencies they are covering and a list of activities they are engaging in.A comprehensive listing of political parties is also available on our website, their contacts as well as party manifestos.You will also find our related resources such as documents, articles and event sections useful to stay current with the highly dynamic political arena.

Also, watch out for our SMS campaigns coming soon.

Our discussion forums and polls have been revamped for easier use, we have . We have also launched an e-mentorship section on our website that allows you to ask questions to experienced politicians, aspirants, political parties and government bodies.

We have alot more exciting features on our website www.gendergovernancekenya.org . Please visit...

As you sip your coffee and enjoy this edition, remember that this edition has been made possible by the contribution of great men and women like you. What’s your story? Tell it to USAWA and we shall share it with the world.

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Women in Focus: Ms. Yvonne Khamati

“Gitobu Imanyara introduced me to politics, the deep end of politics and left me to swim with the sharks... From being a youth advisor to the UN... I moved to a boardroom filled with propaganda, insults... It was literally a change from day to night”

As Yvonne Khamati took me through her story, I could not help but marvel at her courage, wisdom, consistency and eloquence. I thought to myself “how can such a young lady have the answers to almost everything (and I use the word almost loosely)?” and as we drew to a close of the interview it dawned on me that as the youth we lost greatly when Ms Yvonne Khamati did not win the Makadara seat in 2002.
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GGP launches E-mentorship: Your questions answered...

Now available on the GGP website is an e-mentorship programme that allows you to ask questions to experienced politicians, aspirants, political parties and government bodies.

Just to get you started we asked Yvonne Khamati, who we interviewed recently, how women can deal with the rampant physical and verbal abuse during campaigns; click here to s ee her response

See more questions answered

Partners Breakfast Meeting with the Media linking GGP with the International Women’s Day

“When journalists want quotes and reactions to important national issues... they will tap men politicians and almost completely lock out women leaders.”
Tom Mshindi, Media Consultant

Such are the issues that led to the breakfast meeting organized by the GGP media consortia.

More Photo Gallery Read Article by Tom Mshindi: Media mindset often not gender defined

GGP Partner in focus: ECWD

ECWD has formed a support group/loose network comprising of women aspirants. The working group which meets on a monthly schedule will act as advisory, support and networking group. Sisterhood needs to be encouraged; to apply the same strategies that men apply successfully to garner support in political campaigns. ECWD provides the meeting space and support communication logistics to sustain this much-needed initiative.

Election Watch

Female Presidential Candidates

Female Parliamentary & Civic Candidates by constitutency

Announcement

Do you have a voter's card? Voter registration now taking place until the 31st of March.

Article: How long is the fight for a third representation going to last?

The woman at the grassroots bears the brunt when we don't achieve one third but surely, how can the woman at the grassroot women fathom our fight for equal representation in public life when the birth of a son is more celebrated than the birth of a daughter making mothers' of daughters consider themselves less fortunate than mothers' of sons.

Irene Githua looks at some of issues that have made a third representation elusive and some things we can do to achieve our goal more

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Upcoming Events

UN Action against sexual violence in confilct -7th March 2007

The rights, relief and education forum - 24th March 2007

Medium term expenditureframework budget - 6th to 8th March 2007

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." —Margaret Mead

The overall goal of the GGP is to transform leadership and governance at all levels in Kenya in order to deliver on poverty reduction, access to basic needs and equality between and among persons

GGP is Managed by UNIFEM

and supported by: Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), Royal Netherlands Embassy, Royal Norwegian Embassy and Department For International Development

This newsletter is produced by The African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT) - www.acwict.org

REMEMBER: The articles in this newsletter are not meant to offend anybody. They are merely views expressed by our authors and readers and do not necessarily represent the views of ACWICT, The GGP Programme or Donors.