Mary Wandia

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of the female genitalia. It is an extreme and violent form of discrimination and violates the rights of women and girls to equality, bodily integrity and dignity.

It is five years since the African Union (AU) Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa entered into force on November 25, 2005. To date, over fifty per cent of AU member states (29)[1] have ratified it.

Since the draft constitution for Kenya was passed by parliament, paving the way for its publication and referendum, those seeking to stop the march towards a new dawn for Kenya have embarked on a mission of misinformation and misinterpretation of the draft constitution for selfish personal and fu

2009 is a significant year in the African women’s rights calendar. The assembly of the African Union declared 2010-2020 the African Women’s Decade. The summit called on member states, AU organs and regional economic communities to support the implementation of Decade activities.[1]

The importance of agriculture to economic development in Africa and the critical role that rural women play within this sector cannot be overemphasised, especially in smallholder subsistence agriculture, which is critical to ensuring the food security of the continent.