The lack of adequate data has been identified as a major obstacle to advancing women's empowerment in the country and across the region.
Rural women remain disproportionately affected by the digital divide, largely due to insufficient statistical data to shape policies that meet their needs, particularly in access to finance.
According to Harriet Chiggai, the President's Advisor on Women's Rights, less than 0.5 per cent of development assistance was allocated to data and statistics, with gender receiving the smallest share. "Real-time data helps governments to review and adopt policies that empower women, especially those in rural and marginalized communities who continue to face barriers to financing," Chiggai said.
Speaking in Naivasha during a three-day Regional Women in Data Summit, she emphasized on the need to improve data governance to support evidence-based policymaking in women's empowerment.
