Date: 21 October, 2005
Time: 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Nairobi, Kenya – Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC)

Kenya is going through a very public process of constitutional debates. Nevertheless there appears to be a fundamental absence of political space for women to make their opinions heard significantly, despite the fact that women have consistently provided leadership to safeguard the processes of constitution making. A key concern is what women stand to gain or lose by voting either ''Yes'' or ''No.'' The National Commission on Gender and Development seeks to provide the women of Kenya with a space to have and construct a voice that articulates their concerns. The forum will host panelists from both the ''Yes'' and ''No'' campaigns, who will address the substantive women's issues in the draft constitution and the consequences for women should they vote either ''Yes'' or ''No.''
In attendance will be more than 100 women from the eight provinces to lend their insights into this important process.