𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐊𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬

Widowed persons voices led. Leaders listened. The law must now follow.

The Widow-Led and JLAC Post-CEDAW consultative engagement at Kenya School of Government, Kabete Campus brought together widowed persons, stakeholders, partners, and legislators for one purpose: to ensure the 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 becomes a real shield of protection, not just a promise on paper.

𝐊𝐄𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑: 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐃𝐑. 𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄 𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐎, 𝐌𝐏, 𝐒𝐂, 𝐂𝐁𝐒, 𝐄𝐁𝐒

Keynote speaker Hon. Dr. Otiende Amollo, MP, SC, CBS, EBS updated the widowed persons and the stakeholders on the 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥.

He noted that the Bill is progressing well and urged all stakeholders to 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — because widowed persons have waited long enough.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

The State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action was well represented by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, who expressed the Ministry’s joy and commitment in supporting 𝐂𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐎, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚.

She affirmed that the Ministry stands with widowed persons and remains committed to walking this journey together — from consultation, to legislation, to implementation — so that no widowed person is left to suffer in silence.

𝐂𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑: 𝐃𝐑. 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐇 𝐊𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄, 𝐇𝐒𝐂 (𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐉𝐀𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓)

The CTWOO Founder, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞, 𝐇𝐒𝐂 (𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) reminded all the participants that this Bill was born from real pain, real stories, and real loss — and that it must return real protection.

She reminded them that 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. She called for dignity, safety, and justice — for protection from disinheritance, forced widow inheritance, violence, and stigma; for shelters for those under attack; for county obligation to provide resources; and for a law that speaks to the lived realities of both widows and widowers.

She reminded stakeholders that 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰, and that widowed voices must continue to lead this process until the Bill becomes law.

𝐖𝐈𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒

Widowed persons too shared their experiences — of losing a spouse and then losing land, home, and dignity. Of being forced into inheritance or remarriage. Of fighting for their children’s custody, welfare, and schooling. Of being failed by those meant to protect them.

Their testimonies asked the hard questions that must shape the Bill:

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲
𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞
𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭

These are not just questions. They are lived realities. And they must be answered in law.

CTWOO thanks all widowed persons, JLAC, the State Department for Gender, partners, and stakeholders who showed up, spoke up, and stood up.

We especially thank 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐊𝐒𝐆), 𝐊𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬, for hosting us and providing a dignified and welcoming space for this important engagement. 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚.

𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥.

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