THE KNCHR Launches Its National Public Inquiry on Sexual and Reproductive Health

KNCHR's Chairperson Florence Simbiri-Jaoko opens the event

Yesterday, the KNCHR officially launched its National Public Inquiry on Sexual and Reproductive Health at The Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi’s CBD. The event was attended by a diverse group of stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. This launch succeeds pre-hearing assessments which were carried out across the country earlier this year and marks the beginning of a series of hearings which will take place across the country. The hearings will be characterized by a panel comprising 3 KNCHR Commissioners and 2 sexual and reproductive health experts from Kenya. The schedule for the hearings will be as follows:

Region	Dates	Venue
Nairobi	8th – 9th June	Ufungamano House
Coast	16th – 17th June	Tononoka Social Hall
North Rift	12th – 13th July	Kitale County Hall
Nyanza and Western	15th – 16th July	Kisumu Social Hall
Eastern and Central	21st – 22nd July	Embu County Hall
North Eastern	27th – 28th July	Garissa Public Library

Abdulkadir Noormohamed, Head of KNCHR's Redress Program speaks at the event

The KNCHR welcomes members of the public to attend hearings in their regions and encourages participation from those individuals or groups who have testimonies that relate to sexual and reproductive health (including service provision, access and violations, among others).