Kenya
Region: Africa / Population: 53,006M / Female Population: 26,726M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
2010 Article 25 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2010 Article 29 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2010 Article 30 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2010 Article 53 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
Child Line 116 Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
2001 Children's Act (Minimum Age of Marriage) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage; Female genital mutilation
2008 2009 Demographic and Health Survey 2008-09 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2014 Demographic and Health Survey 2014 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2007 Education Gender Policy Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2008 Employment Act Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law Sexual harassment
2017 Gender Based Violence Free Hotline (Dial 1195) Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Sexual violence; Female genital mutilation
2017 2020 Joint Programme on Gender-Based Violence between the Government of Kenya and UN Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2015 Keeping the Promise Gender-Based Violence Campaign Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2012 Kenya Violence Against Children and Youth Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
2012 Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development Institutional mechanisms Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2006 Multi-Sectoral Task Force on the Implementation of the Sexual Offences Act Institutional mechanisms Sexual violence
2011 National Gender and Equality Commission Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2017 National Gender Based Violence Technical Working Group Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2009 National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery Violence against women and girls
2014 National Health Sector Standard Operating Procedures on Management of Sexual Violence Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Sexual violence
2014 National Policy for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2011 Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
2015 Protection Against Domestic Violence Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2003 Public Officers and Ethics Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual harassment
2012 Sexual Offences (Medical Treatment) Regulations 2012 Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Sexual violence
2006 Sexual Offences Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2008 Sexual Offences Regulations – Legal Notices No. 132 and No. 133 Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Violence against women and girls
2014 Sexual Offences Rules of Court 2014 Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Sexual violence
2007 Situation Analysis: Efforts to Abandon Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Female genital mutilation
2007 Trainer’s Manual on Clinical Care for Survivors of Sexual Violence Services > Health > Training Sexual violence
2012 Violence against Children in Kenya-Findings from a 2010 National Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
2006 Witness Protection Act No. 16 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
1998 2022 Statistics on FGM Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Female genital mutilation
Awareness interventions of FGM Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
Sub-County Anti-FGM Steering committees Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
Youth Anti-FGM Network Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
Dialogue forum with the Elders and Religious Leaders Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Faith based organizations Female genital mutilation; Child early and forced marriage
Media engagement to fight FGM Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Media Female genital mutilation
Engagement with the health care workers and community Health workers to address FGM Prevention > Community mobilization Female genital mutilation
2021 Training of Anti-FGM champions Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
Anti-FGM networks in college and universities Prevention > Education > Formal education Female genital mutilation
Dissemination of IEC materials on FGM Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
Community Based Organizations conferences on FGM Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
FGM survivors’ network Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
Distribution of Strategic Documents on FGM Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Female genital mutilation
County specific policies to end FGM and Action plans Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
2011 Directorate of Public Prosecution's actions to address FGM Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Female genital mutilation
2019 Presidential directive to end FGM by 2022 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Female genital mutilation
Cross Border Cooperation on FGM Regional Initiatives Female genital mutilation
Multi-agency technical team on FGM Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery Female genital mutilation
2024 Rapid study on Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF GBV) within tertiary institutions Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
2018 Computer Misuse and Cyber Crimes Act  Laws > Other relevant laws Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
National Policy on Eradication of FGM 2019 Laws > Violence Against Women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
2022 Gender Based Violence (GBV) advocacy initiative Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Sexual harassment
National Technical Working Group on ending harmful cultural practices Institutional mechanisms Child early and forced marriage
Review of the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act 2010 Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Trafficking
Counter Trafficking in Persons Advisory Committee Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2022 2023 National Assistance Trust Fund for Trafficking in Persons Budgets > Government Allocation Trafficking
Capacity building for law enforcement officers working on trafficking cases Services > Justice > Training Trafficking
Establishment of specialized Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) courts Services > Justice Other harmful practices
County-Specific Policies on Gender Based Violence (GBV) Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2022 2026 Government allocation to GBV and FGM Budgets > Government Allocation Female genital mutilation
Facilitation guidelines on the ILO Convention Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Sexual harassment
2022 GBV Module in the 2022 Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS) Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Female genital mutilation
Redisigning of the GBV Management and Information System Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
Budget to GBV research and innovation Budgets > Government Allocation Violence against women and girls
Integration of GBV services into the essential minimum package of the Universal Health Coverage Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
Scaling up of the National Police Service Integrated Response to GBV (Policare) Services > Police Violence against women and girls
Jasiri Fund Budgets > Government Allocation Violence against women and girls
GBV prevention and response initiatives in crisis situations Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Strengthened collaboration with non-state actors Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2026 Kenya’s GEF commitments within the GBV Action Plan up to 2026 Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Women, Peace and Security sub sectors working groups Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2023 Male Engagement and Inclusion Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
2022 Social Transformation through Access to Justice (STAJ) Vision Research and statistical data > Justice Violence against women and girls
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