2011

The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) was established by the National Gender and Equality Commission Act of 2011 in order to promote gender equality and freedom from all forms of discrimination in Kenya, especially for special interest groups through ensuring compliance with policies, laws and practice. Through the Act, the Government of Kenya has mandated the Commission to monitor, facilitate and advise on the integration of the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination in all national and county policies, laws and administrative regulations in public and private institutions. In line with this and as an effort to contribute towards combatting violence against women.

The Commission:
a) Carried out a research study on the cost of providing services to gender-based violence survivors. The report analyzes and estimates the costs of providing gender-based violence (GBV) services in Kenya from a health systems perspective. The mean cost of providing a minimum package of GBV services as defined in the one stop model in a first referral public hospital (County referral hospital) is Kes 44,717 (USD 502) per survivor while the medium cost is Kes 43,769 (USD 492). Establishing GBV centers in 47 counties would cost a total aggregate of Kes 10, 798,520,644 (USD 121,331,692.6). This report is expected to guide national and county governments in planning, budgeting for, and investing in prevention and treatment programmes towards the elimination of GBV in Kenya.
b) Carried out an analysis of the Economic Burden on Survivors of GBV in Kenya. At the national level, annual out-of-pocket medical related expenses (money which a survivor or their family paid out of their own financial resources) were estimated at a staggering $100 million. The productivity losses from serious injuries were estimated at about $250 million; minor injuries at $80 million aggregating to $460 million which translates to about 1.1 % of Kenya's gross domestic product.
c) Facilitated development of Model Legislative Framework on Sexual and Gender Based Violence for County Governments with key partners. The framework guides County Government on important elements and considerations for legislation on Sexual and Gender Based Violence. Meru County has since April 2019, launched a Sexual and Gender Based Violence Policy that focuses on various forms of GBV.
d) Provided technical expertise during the development of Education and Training Sector Gender Policy. The policy gives provisions for creating safe and protective learning and work environment to prevent sexual harassment and GBV at all levels of education and training sector.
e) Facilitated development of a National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework towards the Prevention of and Response to sexual and Gender Based Violence in Kenya, 2014. The framework aids in facilitating the availability of credible and reliable data to provide evidence-based decision making, advocacy, learning and performance monitoring for public and private institutions at both County and national government levels on issues of equality and inclusion. The M & E framework informed the development of Sexual and Gender Based Violence Information System (SGBVIS).