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Calls for amendment of laws to achieve gender equality

Davis & Shirtliff women staff mark International Women's Day 2023 at the Group's headquarters in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Nine laws require repeal in whole or in part while 17 others need amendment to help achieve gender equality, according to a report released yesterday.

The report titled Gender Equality in Law: Mapping Discriminatory Laws against Women and Girls in Kenya also proposed new laws in seven thematic areas.

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