Kenya’s bid to bring justice closer to women

NAIROBI: MPs have approved a new bill that seeks to reduce men's influence in traditional dispute resolution mechanisms and instead empower women to access justice.

The Magistrates' Court Bill, 2015 has empowered women to access justice in all classes of magistrates' courts, meaning that men will no longer have the luxury of hiding behind traditional platforms such as village councils that have always disadvantaged women in the search for justice.