doi:10.18449/2025MTA-WP17
In Kenya’s online media, anti-gender narratives are used to advocate for traditional values and exploit post-colonial sentiments. This policy brief examines how Kenyan politicians use these narratives to further their political interests, limit political participation of women and consolidate power.
Anti-gender narratives fuel both online and offline violence, such as femicides, towards women. Here Kenyan women and feminists march against the rising cases of femicide in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, January 27, 2024.
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