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Political Parties: We are watching you and will hold you accountable to your promises to women!

Political Party Promise to Women
Labour Party of Kenya The Labour Party of Kenya stands for inclusiveness of all Kenyans at all levels of their participation in development process and structures. The party stands for gender equality at the ratio 50/50 women to men participation.

 

ODM-Kenya

ODM-Kenya shall support the emancipation of women, combat sexism and ensure that the voice of women is fully heard in the party and women are properly represented at all levels.
[Nominated female candidates]

 

NARC

Narc considers gender equality as a necessary pre-condition for national development and realization of the full potential of each and every Kenyan. The party commits itself to ensure that women enjoy the right to fair treatment and opportunity.
[Nominated female candidates]

 

 

Ford-Kenya

Ford-Kenya believes in gender parity. The empowerment of women to participate fully in all national affairs and leadership is good not just for women but also for the nation at large. Institutional and attitudinal hurdles, which have crippled women’s emancipation be systematically fought and eradicated.
[Read Manifesto]
[Nominated female candidates]

 


Ford Asili

Ford Asili recognizes and acknowledges the gender disparity on favour of men in many aspects of our life…Ford Asili strives to achieve gender equality and equity in all sectors of our society by 2017. [Read Manifesto]

 

ODM

ODM will seek to advocate and promote the rights for women and ensure respect for the United Nations Conventions for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women…to pursue and promote the full participation of women and youth in the management of public affairs and the development of Kenya.
[Nominated female candidates]

 

 


PNU

A PNU administration will ensure women get more than 30% representation in all public appointments and elective positions.
[Read Manifesto]
[Nominated female candidates]

 

KANU

KANU strongly believes in the intellectual ability of women in areas of leadership and business.
[Nominated female candidates]





Ford People
Ford People resolves to promote social equity and pledges to institute affirmative action to address imbalances created by historical marginalization

 


Shirikisho

Shirikisho has one of its key programs of action as having half of Shirikisho Party of Kenya members who are women…mainstream gender within the governance structures and mechanisms of the party.
[Nominated female candidates]

 


Liberal Democratic Party

The Liberal Democratic Party is committed to the support and advancement of the cause of women’s emancipation and asserts that it shall combat sexism and ensure that the voice of women is fully heard in the party to being well presented at all levels.

 


DP

DP seeks to ensure that there is at least one woman MP in each district and that one-third of nominated councilors are women. A DP government would also have a female vice-president, deputy prime minister, five ministers and ten assistant ministers.
[Read Manifesto]
[Nominated female candidates]

NARC-Kenya NARC Kenya is committed to championing of the equality of all persons and to fight against all forms of discrimination against children, the girl child and women and to support affirmative action programs aimed at ensuring the equality of men and women.

 

SDP

To ensure and promote the interest and participation of women in the conduct of public affairs and to struggle against gender discrimination in society.

Female Candidates in other parties

[AGANO], [FRP], [KSC], [KADDU], [KENDA] , [Mazingira], [RAP-K], [SAFINA], [UDP], [WCP]

 

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Women To Watch


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