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Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: A Systematic Review, SR-GBV

Kenya, 2025 - 2026
Human Development (HD)
Lucy A. Wakiaga,
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Identification

IDNO
DDI-KEN-APHRC-SRGBV-2025-v01
Title
Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: A Systematic Review, SR-GBV
Subtitle
SR-GBV
Country
Name Country code
Kenya KEN
Abstract
Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya:
A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT
School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) affects millions of children globally, with nearly half of Kenyan adolescents experiencing physical violence and many facing sexual or emotional abuse. Despite an increasingly robust legal and policy framework, SRGBV remains prevalent in Kenyan schools, highlighting persistent implementation challenges. This systematic review analyzed 43 policy and legal documents using the SOCT framework and Sabatier and Mazmanian's policy implementation model. Findings show that Kenya has developed a comprehensive SRGBV policy architecture encompassing constitutional protections, sector laws, operational guidelines, and multi-sectoral frameworks. Implementation is supported by whole-school approaches, teacher training, and partnerships but constrained by inadequate resources, weak reporting systems, fragmented coordination, and socio-cultural norms. Strengthening SRGBV prevention requires consolidating existing policies, improving implementation, ensuring equitable resourcing, and enhancing evidence-to-policy feedback mechanisms.

Keywords: school-related gender-based violence prevention; Kenya; education policy implementation; child protection

Version

Version Date
2026-06-26
Version Notes
N/A

Scope

Keywords
Keyword
School-related gender-based violence prevention
Kenya
Education policy implementation
Child protection

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Unit of Analysis
Institutional policies on School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya
Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya
Universe
Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Addressing School-Related Gender-Based Violence in Kenya

Producers and sponsors

Authoring entity/Primary investigators
Agency Name Affiliation
Lucy A. Wakiaga, African Population and Health Research Center
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Mchungwani Rashida African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Benta Abuya African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Naomi Langata African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Amani Karisa African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Nelson Muhia African Population and Health Research Center Co-authors:
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Role
Spencer Foundation Funder

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Table 1. SOCT Framework for Determining Document Eligibility
Dimension Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Subject Official measures (policies, laws, bills, SOPs, guidelines) related to SRGBV prevention or response. Documents addressing general violence not specific to GBV in schools, or focused on individual projects rather than formal policy frameworks.
Objectives Materials describing or providing guidance on SRGBV prevention, response, and reporting within primary and secondary education in Kenya. Documents that analyze or critique SRGBV programs without referencing formal policy or procedural guidance.
Coverage Publications focused on Kenya at national or subnational level (county or school-level), 1963 to present. Documents focused on pre-primary or tertiary settings, or countries outside Kenya.
Type of Sources Government documents, legislative publications, policy reports, peer-reviewed articles, institutional reports, and credible organization blogs. Non-retrievable, non-official, or non-credible materials (editorials, letters, commentaries, publications without full-text access).
Deviations from the Sample Design
N/A
Response Rate
100%
Weighting
N/A

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
Start date End date
2025-08-22 2026-01-27
Mode of data collection
Internet [int]
Supervision
The work was led by the Principal Investigator with a clear inclusion and exclusion criteria
Type of Research Instrument
Web scrapping

Data Processing

Cleaning Operations
The work was led by the Principal Investigator with a clear inclusion and exclusion criteria
Other Processing
N/A

Data Appraisal

Estimates of Sampling Error
N/A

Data access

Contact
Name Email URI
African Population and Health Research Center datarequest@aphrc.org www.aphrc.org
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Metadata production

Document ID
DDI-KEN-APHRC-SRGBV-2025-v01
Producers
Name Abbreviation Role
African Population and Health Research Center APHRC Documentation of the DDI
Date of Production
2026-06-26
Document version
Version 1.0 (June, 2026)