Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (inactive)

Dataset presents the distribution of members of the County Assemblies by county and sex. Nationally, female members of County Assemblies (MCAs) constituted 34.2 per cent of the total number of MCAs. The proportion of elected women MCAs was 6.6 per cent while that of nominated women MCAs was 84.0 per cent. Tharaka-Nithi County Assembly had the highest proportion of women MCAs at 41.7 per cent followed by Kisumu and Kajiado Counties at 38.8 per cent and 36.6 per cent, respectively.

Dataset summarizes the participation of women and men in key decision making through selected positions of leadership. The proportion of women Diplomatic Corps reduced from 27.6 per cent in 2017 to 23.2 per cent in 2018 while those appointed as County Commissioners and Deputy County Commissioners reduced from 36.1 per cent and 14.9 per cent in 2017 to 29.8 per cent and 11.5 per cent in 2018 respectively. In the legislature,the proportion of women in both houses of Parliament remained below a third while that of Members of County Assemblies increased marginally to 33.9 per cent in 2018. The proportion of women judges at the Court of Appeal increased from 31.8 per cent in 2017 to 36.8 per cent in 2018. During the same period, the proportion of women judges at the High Court marginally increased by 1.4 percentage points.