Kenya

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Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Labour and Social Welfare Committee December 2017 - March 2025

About

Nature: Click for historical data
Related to Chambers: National Assembly
Themes: Gender equality

Members

Number of members
	All Members	45 years of age or younger
Total	19	6
Male	15	5
Female	4	1

Chairperson(s)

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Committee functions

The Committee has the following functions:

Mainstream gender equality into the work of (other) parliamentary committees and of Parliament as a whole: Click for historical data
Scrutinise all Bills from a gender perspective: Click for historical data
Scrutinise the Executive’s policy from a gender perspective: Click for historical data
Obtain information from the Executive about the justification for actions or inaction which affect gender equality and women’s rights: Click for historical data
Scrutinise State compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): Click for historical data
Initiate inquiries of its own choosing: Click for historical data
Scrutinise proposed treaties on gender equality, and other international treaties with implications for gender equality and women’s rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification: Click for historical data
Ascertain and review the Executive’s reasons for not acceding to or ratifying existing international human rights treaties on gender equality and women’s rights: Click for historical data
Scrutinise the Executive’s response to human rights judgments - of national, regional and international courts – that have gender considerations: Click for historical data
Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the promotion of gender equality: Click for historical data
Review the allocation and expenditure of funds in the State budget to support measures to promote gender equality and protect women’s rights: Click for historical data
Other important functions, please specify: No information available

Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanisms

Such as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.

Consulted in the preparation of the most recent national report to the CEDAW Committee: Click for historical data
Included in the official delegation which orally presented the most recent national report to the CEDAW Committee: Click for historical data
Discussed the conclusions and recommendations which the CEDAW Committee adopted as a result: Click for historical data
Conducted hearings with the Executive about its plans to implement CEDAW conclusions and recommendations: Click for historical data
Involved in the preparation of national reports to other international or regional mechanisms (Resolution 1325 of the United Nations Security Council on Women, peace and security, the Beijing Platform for action…): Click for historical data

Committee powers

The Committee has the power to:

Propose amendments to legislation: Click for historical data
Introduce bills into Parliament: Click for historical data
Initiate parliamentary debates on its reports or on subjects of its choosing: Click for historical data
Carry out inquiries: Click for historical data
Hold oral evidence hearings: Click for historical data
Compel witnesses to attend: Click for historical data
Compel the production of documents and papers: Click for historical data
Make recommendations to the Executive: Click for historical data
Conduct visits, including visits abroad: Click for historical data
Access places of detention without notice: Click for historical data

Committee working methods

The Committee:

Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan: Click for historical data
Publishes reports on its work on the parliamentary website: Click for historical data
Usually reaches consensus on the issues on which it reports: Click for historical data
Systematically follows up its reports and recommendations: Click for historical data
Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities: Click for historical data
Number of specialised staff to service committee: No information available

Cooperation and coordination

The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:

Other parliamentary committees: Click for historical data
Civil society organisations: Click for historical data
National Human Rights Institution(s) and National Institution(s) for the promotion of gender equality: Click for historical data
Academic institutions, including human rights and gender equality research institutes: Click for historical data
The media: Click for historical data

Contact information for the Committee

Contact / Address: No information available
Phone: +254-720450112
Fax number: No information available
E-mail: No information available
Web site: http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/the-national-assembly/committees/12/labour-and-social-welfare

Updated at	Nature
2022-08	No information available
2017-12	Permanent

Updated at	Other parliamentary committees
2022-09	No information available
2020-01	Often

Updated at	Civil society organisations
2022-10	No information available
2020-01	Often

Updated at	National Human Rights Institution(s) and National Institution(s) for the promotion of gender equality
2022-09	No information available
2020-01	Often

Updated at	Academic institutions, including human rights and gender equality research institutes
2022-09	No information available
2020-01	Sometimes

Historical data for Scrutinise State compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Updated at	Scrutinise State compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
2022-08	No information available
2020-01	Yes

Historical data for Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
Updated at	Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
2022-08	No information available
2020-01	Yes

Historical data for Scrutinise proposed treaties on gender equality, and other international treaties with implications for gender equality and women’s rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
Updated at	Scrutinise proposed treaties on gender equality, and other international treaties with implications for gender equality and women’s rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
2022-08	No information available
2020-01	Yes

Historical data for Scrutinise the Executive’s response to human rights judgments - of national, regional and international courts – that have gender considerations
Updated at	Scrutinise the Executive’s response to human rights judgments - of national, regional and international courts – that have gender considerations
2022-09	No information available
2020-01	Yes

Kenya

National Assembly

Specialized bodies - Gender equality

Labour and Social Welfare Committee December 2017 - March 2025

About

Members

Chairperson(s) See historical data for this field

Committee functions

Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanisms

Committee powers

Committee working methods

Cooperation and coordination

Contact information for the Committee

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Nature

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Historical data for Chairperson(s)

Historical data for Mainstream gender equality into the work of (other) parliamentary committees and of Parliament as a whole

Historical data for Scrutinise all Bills from a gender perspective

Historical data for Scrutinise the Executive’s policy from a gender perspective

Historical data for Obtain information from the Executive about the justification for actions or inaction which affect gender equality and women’s rights

Historical data for Scrutinise State compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Historical data for Initiate inquiries of its own choosing

Historical data for Scrutinise proposed treaties on gender equality, and other international treaties with implications for gender equality and women’s rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification

Historical data for Ascertain and review the Executive’s reasons for not acceding to or ratifying existing international human rights treaties on gender equality and women’s rights

Historical data for Scrutinise the Executive’s response to human rights judgments - of national, regional and international courts – that have gender considerations

Historical data for Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the promotion of gender equality

Historical data for Review the allocation and expenditure of funds in the State budget to support measures to promote gender equality and protect women’s rights

Historical data for Consulted in the preparation of the most recent national report to the CEDAW Committee

Historical data for Included in the official delegation which orally presented the most recent national report to the CEDAW Committee

Historical data for Discussed the conclusions and recommendations which the CEDAW Committee adopted as a result

Historical data for Conducted hearings with the Executive about its plans to implement CEDAW conclusions and recommendations

Historical data for Involved in the preparation of national reports to other international or regional mechanisms (Resolution 1325 of the United Nations Security Council on Women, peace and security, the Beijing Platform for action…)

Historical data for Propose amendments to legislation

Historical data for Introduce bills into Parliament

Historical data for Initiate parliamentary debates on its reports or on subjects of its choosing

Historical data for Carry out inquiries

Historical data for Hold oral evidence hearings

Historical data for Compel witnesses to attend

Historical data for Compel the production of documents and papers

Historical data for Make recommendations to the Executive

Historical data for Conduct visits, including visits abroad

Historical data for Access places of detention without notice

Historical data for Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan

Historical data for Publishes reports on its work on the parliamentary website

Historical data for Usually reaches consensus on the issues on which it reports

Historical data for Systematically follows up its reports and recommendations

Historical data for Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities

Historical data for Other parliamentary committees

Historical data for Civil society organisations

Historical data for National Human Rights Institution(s) and National Institution(s) for the promotion of gender equality

Historical data for Academic institutions, including human rights and gender equality research institutes

Historical data for The media

Chairperson(s)