State Department for Gender

KENYA ADOPTS AGREED CONCLUSIONS OF THE 70TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW70).
Friday, May 29, 2026
NAIROBI

Kenya has strongly endorsed the agreed conclusions of the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women ( ) and outlined a national framework to strengthen women's and girls' access to justice as well as interventions for addressing gender-based violence ( ).

In a communique jointly signed by Chief Justice Martha K. Koome and CS Hanna Cheptumo during a national stakeholders post forum, Kenya committed to confronting structural barriers that prevent women and girls from obtaining justice, describing access to justice as not merely a legal matter but a core national development priority, human rights imperative and a foundation for peace, inclusion and shared prosperity.

The forum adopted a five-pillar strategy built on Prevention, Protection, Accountability, Healing and Empowerment to advance a comprehensive national response to women's and girls' access to justice setting the stage for the implementation of key priority actions.

Through the prevention pillar, Kenya will focus on community engagement and dialogues aimed at transforming social norms and promoting values of respect, dignity and gender relations. Protection calls for strengthened systems at national and grassroots levels through multi-agency collaboration and partnerships while the accountability pillar seeks to improve the entire justice ecosystem through a survivor-centred approach.

Chief Justice Martha Koome highlighted that the Judiciary has so far rolled out 13 gender- justice courts across the country to expedite GBV related cases, provide psychosocial support to survivors and their families and ensure access to justice.

The commitment will also see increased investment in recovery centres, forensic capacity medical facilities and specialised personnel to improve justice outcomes, as well as women’s entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, education, land and inheritance rights, decent work, and leadership opportunities.

Also adopted during the meeting are eight priority action areas with align with the CSW70 outcomes namely:
Strengthening access to justice and legal reform to eliminate discriminatory laws; Building gender-responsive, survivor-centered justice institutions; Preventing and responding to gender-based violence through robust mechanisms; Addressing technology-facilitated violence with appropriate safeguards; Expanding legal aid and awareness, especially for marginalized communities; Strengthening community-based justice and protection systems; Promoting women’s leadership in justice and governance and Investing in survivor support infrastructure, including safe houses, shelters, and forensic services.

These priorities will be operationalized through a detailed national action plan with periodic reviews to track progress.

PS Anne Wang'ombe | Anti-FGM Board Kenya | Women Enterprise Fund | The National Gender and Equality Commission-Kenya | National Government Affirmative Action Fund - NGAAF

CENTRAL REGION STAKEHOLDERS' ENGAGEMENT ON GBV, SU***DE, SEXUAL OFFENCES AND CHILD PROTECTION.

We are underway at the Nyeri National Polytechnic for a follow-up, high-level, multi-agency engagement involving County Commissioners, Police Commanders, Gender Directors, Education, Children and Probation Officers from Nyeri, Murang'a, Kiambu, Kirinyaga and Nyandarua Counties to map practical prevention, response and protection approaches to curb the rising cases of , su***de and child violations in the region.

Opened by Nyeri County Governor H.E. Mwalimu Mutahi Kahiga, EGH and presided over by PS Anne Wang'ombe on behalf of CS Hanna Cheptumo, the meeting aims to develop binding recommendations, commitments and accountability framework to inform the 90-day Rapid Response Initiative directive earlier given by the CS.