Avid Readers’ Column

The evolution of gender parity in Kenyan political representation: Where did the rain start beating us? 

With the 2027 elections coming up, the question of gender equality is intensifying by the day. This is exemplified with the looming conversation of the scrapping of the woman representative seat.[2] Article 27(8) of the Constitution mandates t...

Analysing the International Criminal Court’s seemingly binary definition of gender

 The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (2002), under Article 7(3) provides that the definition of gender in the Rome Statute shall be taken to mean; the two sexes, male and female, within the context of the society.[2] This...

Feminism In a Gender-Fluid World: Is the Gender Movement Overshadowing the Feminist Movement?

For decades, the feminist movement has been a cornerstone in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality, and the dismantling of patriarchal systems.[1]Feminism has challenged the notion that sex and gender should dictate one’s position in s...

Can An African Man Be a Feminist? Legal Perspectives on Feminism, Masculinity, And Feminist Masculinity

In African societies, the relationship between masculinity and feminism has long been contentious, especially due to the strict and definitive cultural gender roles.[1]  A feminist is seen as a secularist woman who has an uttermost deep-s...

Transgender rights and recognition: Embracing a third gender in Kenya?

Various scholars agree that there is no one way of determining an individual’s gender.[1] Leneck thinks that gender is a grammatical term referring to whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter, and has nothing to do with whether an organ...

Globalisation And the Evolving Discourse on Sexualities in Africa

While the concept of sexualities in Africa remains a debated concept, one thing is certain. The perspectives of sexualities have evolved over the years. Professor Charles Ngwena depicts most African cultures as heteronormative and unforgiving ...

Criticising Judges: A Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility

The Avid Readers’ Forum (ARF) conducted a session on 12 February 2025 to discuss the duty of lawyers to criticize judges based on an article written by Prof Lonnie T Brown. The session featured two panelists, Mr Ochiel Dudley and Mr Ian Mathen...

Feminism In a Gender-Fluid World: Is the Gender Movement Overshadowing the Feminist Movement?

For decades, the feminist movement has been a cornerstone in the fight for women’s rights, gender equality, and the dismantling of patriarchal systems.[1]Feminism has challenged the notion that sex and gender should dictate one’s position in s...

An African Feminisms reading of Mazrui's 'The black woman and the problem of gender'

I was honoured to inaugurate this year’s Avid Readers’ Forum conversations as the Lead Reader, on a theme dear to my African Feminisms scholarship. Before diving into my reflections on the conversation, it is instructive to appreciate that Afr...

The Black Woman and The Problem of Gender: An African Perspective

On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Avid Readers Forum organised a physical event to discuss Professor Ali Mazrui's groundbreaking lecture titled ‘The Black Woman and the Problem of Gender: An African Perspective’. Ruth Jebet, a final-year law ...

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