OLCreate: PUB_5108_1.0: 2.1.6 Policies and Legislation

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Safeguarding, Economic Inclusion and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)

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2.1.6 Policies and Legislation

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There is a wide variety of policy and legislation that promotes gender equality and social inclusion. Examples include:

The Employment Act of 2007 (amended in 2012, 2021): protects youth, and has provisions for reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities;
The Kenyan Constitution – Article 21 (youth), 27 (anti-discrimination), 82(3) – gender, Article 55 (youth/training);
The National Gender and Equality Act 2011;
The Persons with Disabilities Act 2003 amendment is under review in 2022;
Education and Training Sector Gender Policy 2015, and;
The Sector Policy for Learners and Trainees with Disabilities 2018.

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2.1.6 Policies and Legislation