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Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Kenya who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 38 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Kenya was 530 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Kenya is 72.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 17, 2024, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database provides the following as a source: Matrimonial Property Act, Secs. 2 and 7 (2).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Kenya is 64 years for women and 59 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Kenya is 63.7 years for men and 68.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Though selling sex itself is not illegal in Kenya, other aspects related to sex work are illegal under criminal and administrative laws.133 When Survivors began its work in 1999, police regularly harassed and detained sex workers, arresting them under municipal bylaws like 'loitering with the intention of prostituting,' and making them pay bribes or provide sexual favors in order to be released" (p 31).
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"Bar owners demanded sex in exchange for employment, while members of the public beat, raped, robbed, and even killed them with impunity. Police were equally abusive, arresting sex workers on unfounded charges, performing stripsearches, and demanding sex or money in exchange for release" (p 7). "Sex workers seldom reported these violations; in instances when they did, Carole recalls police “would ridicule the sex worker saying, ‘You are a prostitute? Why are you complaining?’” They would refuse to book the crimes" (p 32).
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Bar owners demanded sex in exchange for employment, while members of the public beat, raped, robbed, and even killed them with impunity. Police were equally abusive, arresting sex workers on unfounded charges, performing stripsearches, and demanding sex or money in exchange for release" (p 7). "Sex workers seldom reported these violations; in instances when they did, Carole recalls police “would ridicule the sex worker saying, ‘You are a prostitute? Why are you complaining?’” They would refuse to book the crimes" (p 32). "Today, sex worker arrests are rare, police have established a special desk where sex workers can report violations, and some officers have given their phone numbers to sex...more
Oct. 24, 2023, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"When Survivors began its work in 1999, police regularly harassed and detained sex workers, arresting them under municipal bylaws like “loitering with the intention of prostituting,” and making them pay bribes or provide sexual favors in order to be released. In custody, officers sometimes took sex workers to their homes to rape them, often without condoms. Survivors members recount instances in which HIV positive officers said they were intentionally trying to infect sex workers because they deserved HIV" (p 31).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Kenya, Palestine
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"27.3 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1

"Screaming for help doesn’t help either as gender-based violence is so prevalent in the area that neighbours assume any shouts are from a fight between a couple. The group decided they needed to raise the alarm in a manner that would ensure people would respond. 'Today, when the community hears ‘No! No! No! I don’t want anything to do with you’, they know it is an elderly woman being attacked and they come to our rescue,' says Wanjiku" (para.9).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"Apart from self-defence training, the women also run a savings club, known as Chama. For the self-defence class, they contribute 20 Kenyan shillings (13p) a week. 'This money comes in handy when a member is unwell or loses a family member,' says Nyariara.Yet members find it challenging to contribute consistently because they don’t have a steady income. 'Sadly, none of us has been included in the government’s senior citizen’s cash transfer programme – even though we all qualify,' she says. This means some members stay away from the training. 'If you didn’t have supper and breakfast, training is the last thing you’d think of,' says Nyariara." (para.17-18).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ISTD-PRACTICE-1

"Sexual assaults on older women are partly a result of myths about their powers. Some young men believe sex with an elderly woman can cure HIV and Aids, while others believe it can cleanse their sins after committing crimes. Fred Ogolla, team leader at Restoring Dignity, a community organisation that supports elderly people in Korogocho, says raising awareness in the community has helped to debunk the myths, and today the community is safer. " (para.15).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"The women are members of Shosho Jikinge, Swahili for 'Grandmother protect yourself', a group of 20 aged between 55 and 90 who all live in Korogocho and are learning how to defend themselves from sexual assault and other crimes, such as mugging and robbery." (para.4). " 'We started this group in 2007 when we realised that elderly women had become easy targets of rape and abuse,' says Nyariara, a founding member. She was trained for six months by volunteer martial arts enthusiasts and has been leading classes since 2014" (para.6). "Gladys Wanjiku, 80, another Korogocho resident and member of the class, says criminals take advantage of the fact that most...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1

"Gladys Wanjiku, 80, another Korogocho resident and member of the class, says criminals take advantage of the fact that most elderly women are widows who live by themselves. She says attackers follow elderly women to their houses during the day to see where they live, then return at night. 'Locking the door does not help because they come to the house and rip off parts of the wall as it’s made of recycled tins or corrugated iron. They rape and then strangle their victim,' she adds." (para.8) "Rosemary Ouma, 55, had heard about the group but never joined. Her wake-up call came in 2019 when a close friend was raped,...more
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1

"There is no official data on sexual assaults on older women in Kenya. However, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 released this month, 13% of all women reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 7% had met with sexual violence in the past year. The report also notes that 34% of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since age 15, including 16% in the past year." (para.7).
Sept. 7, 2023, 10:14 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"The findings of this study augment this evidence in the context of Kenya, where women are found to primarily play enabling, supportive and facilitative roles in relation to violent extremist organisations...There was limited evidence of women as direct perpetrators of violent acts in the context of violent extremism in Kenya" (page 29). "There are various socio-cultural and religious norms in Kenya that may limit the roles women play in extremist organisations – Kenya and Somalia are both male-dominated societies where a woman’s role may be essentialised as that of nurturer and peacemaker, preferably within a domestic context" (page 30).
Sept. 7, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: INFIB-LAW-1

"Village chiefs in Kenya will make house-to-house checks after reports some rural communities were taking advantage of school closures due to the coronavirus to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls, officials and campaigners said" (para 1). "Bernadette Loloju, chief executive of the semi-autonomous government agency Anti-FGM Board, said she had received reports that scores of girls had been forced to undergo FGM in Kenya’s northern Samburu county after schools closed on March 16" (para 4). "Loloju said authorities had deployed village chiefs and community workers to visit rural homesteads and report cases where girls may be at risk" (para 7). "Authorities were also reaching out to remote villagers through...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-1

"In other organizations, women’s front-line prevalence is limited... or consists of sporadic activities, as in the case of Al-Shabaab in Somalia and Kenya, where women very rarely participate in combat" (para 7).
Sept. 7, 2023, 10 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"Kenya has signed on to various global agreements that promote women’s emancipation. Notable agreements include the 1995 United Nations World Conference in Beijing that offered a platform for action, pressing states to put strategies in place to promote women’s equal and full participation in leadership. Further, the 1945 United Nations Agreement affirmed gender equality as a development agenda with reinforcement from the current 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially its third resolution on gender parity and women emancipation" (page 1).
Sept. 7, 2023, 9:56 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-2

"Over the years, female athletes in some of Kenyan communities has been largely ignored or met with a degree of ambivalence due to cultural, tradition, and religious beliefs, a trend that’s likely to continue for years (para 1). At international sporting events, it’s a common feature to spot women from Islamic States wearing a hijab, a veil that covers the entire head, and also a sporting body tight designed according to their culture (para 2). In Kenya, the situation among the North Eastern and Coastal counties women involvement in sports remains low or largely ignored due to religious and cultural barriers (para 3). Apart from the Kenyan Islamic communities which...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: RCDW-LAW-1

"Kenya’s top court has overturned a 2016 Court of Appeal ruling that allowed Muslim students to wear hijab in non-Muslim schools" (para 1).
Sept. 7, 2023, 9:51 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: ACR-LAW-1

"There are no strict surrogacy laws in Kenya, and being a developing country, it offers reasonably cheap surrogacy treatment. Kenya is one of the few countries which is legally open for commercial surrogacy" (para 18).