The theme of the workshop was democratic values, processes and institutions and my paper addresses gender mainstreaming, equal and effective participation of women and men in democratic processes, and the methods of ensuring ...

Mbaikye in the Kamba language means "help me balance the load". Even where Kenyan law bars discrimination, traditional practice accepts and tolerates the inferior position of women. The persistence of customary law in many ...

The events which occurred at Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) between the 27th and 31st December 2007 fundamentally changed the democratic and electral history of Kenya. These events and their implications ...