Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.2, Part 5)

Abstract

To realize their gains in the constitution, Kanyi notes that the individual woman’s role was interlinked with that of others. They worked collectively and capitalized on each other’s strengths to achieve their goal in the constitution-making process. The unity of purpose was the fabric that held women together to ensure that their agenda was safeguarded to the end. Various strategies, including agenda setting, awareness creation, capacity building, consensus building and consultations among other, ensured that women clearly articulated their agenda. Kanyi notes that the diversity among the women became a source of strength which enabled women to access and lobby key persons in the constitution-making process to support their agenda.