President Uhuru Kenyatta said women are a critical national asset with great potential to shape, influence and contribute to all spheres of development. [PSCU]President Uhuru Kenyatta has said Kenya has put in place a robust policy regime to enable it to achieve gender equality, and empowerment of women and girls. Speaking during the virtual launch of the Kenyan chapter of Generation Equality Forum at State House, Nairobi, President Kenyatta enumerated various initiatives the Government had put in place to ensure gender equity. “We have allocated USD2 million (Sh200 million) for the implementation of an inter-agency programme on the prevention and response to GBV. This includes the 'Kisima declaration; which I witnessed in Samburu in March of this year,” President Kenyatta said.

Source: Standard Digital May 28, 2021 14:20 UTC