Kenyan women lose on East African Community Assembly. (News in Brief).The recent elections of members to the East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation with plans to form a country called East African Federation [1] with one President by 2010[2] ruling over what were countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. Assembly in Uganda and Tanzania have registered tremendous success for women. The Ugandan Parliament moved beyond the traditional one-third slot constitutionally given to women, to 1:1 male to female regional representation. The results of the elections were affirmation A solemn and formal declaration of the truth of a statement, such as an Affidavit or the actual or prospective testimony of a witness or a party that takes the place of an oath. An affirmation is also used when a person cannot take an oath because of religious convictions. of the need for both men and women to join hands in the struggle for regional integration. Tanzanians on the other hand, not only committed themselves to quotas to boast women's representation in parliament and local authorities since the 70's, but raised those quotas through the decades. In contrast Kenya's ruling political party KANU KANU Kenya African National Union refused to nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. enough women to meet the quota quota In international trade, a government-imposed limit on the quantity of goods and services that may be exported or imported over a specified period of time. Quotas are more effective than tariffs in restricting trade, since they limit the availability of goods rather of three at the Arusha assembly. Kenyan women will need to come together and demand that their government grant them their right to participate in politics and all decision-making processes Presented below is a list of topics on decision-making and decision-making processes: | width="" align="left" valign="top" |
| width="" align="left" valign="top" | Kenya Les femmes Kenyanes perdent les elections a l'Assemblee de la Communaute Est Africaine En Ouganda et en Tanzanie, les femmes ont connu un succes eclatant aux elections recentes de parlementaires a l'Assemblee de la Communaute Est--Africaine. Le Parlement Ougandais est alle au dela de la representation traditionnelle du tiers constitutionnellement reserve aux femmes, pour adopter, au niveau regional, une representation egale d'hommes et de femmes. Les resultats des elections manifestaient l'affirmation de la necessite de collaboration entre les femmes et les hommes dans la lutte pour l'integration regionale. D'autre part, les tanzaniens ne s'engagent pas seulement, depuis les annees soixante dix, aux quotas pour accroitre la representation de femmes au parlement; mais ont hausse ces quotas depuis des decennies. Par contre au Kenya, Kanu le parti au pouvoir, a categoriquement refuse de nommer suffisamment de femmes pour realiser le quota de trois femmes a l'Assemblee d'Arusha. Les femmes Kenyanes doivent selever et exiger que leur gouvernement leur accorde le droit Le Droit (established on March 27, 1913) is a Canadian daily newspaper, published in Ottawa, Canada and is operated by Gesca since 2000. History The newspaper was launched at that period as a tool to condemn Bill 17, an Ontario legislation that abolished education de participer aux politiques et dans toutes les instances de prise de decision. |
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