In an address during the celebration of Namibia’s 29th Independence Day in Windhoek, Kenyatta said Africa is borrowing a leaf from Namibia “on policies that promote gender equality which have elevated women to decision making positions since the adoption of the 50/50 gender policy in 2013.”
“This will go a long way in the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of African women,” said the Kenyan leader who was guest of honour at Namibian national day celebrations, which also coincided with his four-day state visit.
Namibia was ranked 10th out of 149 countries on the 2018 Global Gender Gap Report published in December last year, the only second country from Sub-Sahara Africa to be ranked highly after Rwanda.
According the report by World Economic Forum, Namibia has closed nearly 79 percent of its overall gender gap, an improvement of more than 10 percentage point since the first edition of the Index in 2006.
The report noted that last year Namibia saw significant advances in women’s share of parliamentary seats, where it ranked fifth globally.