Kenya:   Women MPs Slam Sex Hassles and Violence

The Star, 26 March 2015

More than 50 women parliamentarians have urged the Director of Public Prosecutions to thoroughly investigate incidents of sexual harassment against women. Read more »

Kenya:   MPs in Sex SMS Storm Were Not With Uhuru in Japan - Esipisu

The Star, 26 March 2015

PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has distanced his official delegation from the infamous Japan trip sex scandal in which one MP demanded sexual favours from another. Read more »

Kenya:   Women MPs Seek Protection From Sexual Pestering

Capital FM, 25 March 2015

The Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) now wants the Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi to establish a gender unit within Parliament to protect women… Read more »

Kenya:   Women MPs Come Under Fire, Female Facebook Users Accuse Them of Not Acting on Sexual Violence

The Star, 25 March 2015

The Kenya Womens Parliamentary Association has come under fire from social media users who have accused Kewopa of being inactive on gender issues. Read more »

Kenya:   Being Out At Night Does Not Make a Woman 'Fair Game for Rape', Says MP Gideon Mwiti's Accuser

The Star, 25 March 2015

A woman's whereabouts, no matter the time, do not make her "fair game for rape", said the former journalist allegedly raped by Imenti Central MP Gideon Mwiti. Read more »

Kenya:   Report Gender Violence Cases to Authorities - Agency

Capital FM, 24 March 2015

The State agency tasked with researching on crime has challenged victims of gender violence to always report them to authorities in a bid to deter future incidences. Read more »

Kenya:   We MPs Are Individuals, Says Kajuju

The Star, 24 March 2015

The Meru women's representative Florence Kajuju has urged Kenyans to stop generalising members of the 11th Parliament as corrupt and sexual predators. Read more »

Kenya:   Kiambu MPs Blame ODM for Graft

The Star, 24 March 2015

Two MPs from Kiambu county have said ODM is to blame for rampant corruption in parliamentary committees as the teams accused of graft are headed by the party MPs. Read more »

Kenya:   Rape Claim MP Quizzed By Police

The Star, 24 March 2015

EMBATTLED Imenti Central MP Gideon Mwiti was grilled by police for about five hours yesterday, after a businesswoman sensationally claimed he raped her in his Westlands office on… Read more »

Kenya:   MP Mwiti Questioned Over Rape Claim

Capital FM, 23 March 2015

Imenti Central Member of Parliament Gideon Mwiti has said he is ready to undergo medical tests to disprove rape allegations he's facing. Read more »

Kenya:   Sex Storm in Parliament Committee

The Star, 23 March 2015

PARLIAMENT has been hit by a sex storm after Turbo MP Elisha Busienei, allegedly became violent towards Taveta Woman Representative Joyce Lay, for refusing his sexual advances. Read more »

Africa:   Sluggish Progress On Women in Politics Will Hamper Development

PR Newswire, 10 March 2015

The Women in Politics 2015 Map launched by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women today shows that although the numbers of women in executive government and in parliament… Read more »