Gender
Overview
Kenya’s constitution (2010) recognizes women, youth, persons with disabilities and ethnic
minorities as special groups deserving of constitutional protection. Hence, all spheres/faces of
the diocese operations should reflect this requirement- whether in employment, pastoral
appointments, intakes in diocese-run schools, buildings architecture (to provide for the persons
with disabilities).
Uptake of the gender equity requirement should happen across all faces/departments of CDK
with clear mechanisms of implementation to realize the gender constitutional provisions.
To this effect, the Catholic Diocese of Kitale has a Gender department which is currently headed
by Rev. Sr. Joan Muasya as the Diocesan Gender Coordinator. The office coordinates all activities related to
the CMA and CWA associations.
