Nairobi, March 18 -- In July 2019, marking 25 years post-Beijing, the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender published a report on the Progress on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Encompassing a spectrum of initiatives, the report outlines endeavours geared towards promoting gender equality in pivotal domains. Noteworthy among these is the establishment of financial mechanisms designed to facilitate access to funding. Examples include the Women's Enterprise Fund and the Uwezo Fund, which received allocations amounting to Sh182.9 million and Sh10 billion, respectively, as disclosed in the 2023/2024 budget announcement by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u.

The primary objective of these funds is to enhance...