...When we start the conversation of mainstreaming gender and the budget processes, we must look at the concept of gender responsive budgeting (GRB) which is based on a number of critical premises including that, Government budgets are not just a technical compilation of incomes and expenditures. It is the most important policy statement made by the Executive in the course of the year; Budgets are the strongest expression of a governments political priorities and commitment; they constitute a declaration of the governments fiscal, financial and economic objectives and reflect its social and economic priorities.The Government of Kenya recognizes that its expenditure will be used more effectively if a coherent and comprehensive framework for guiding gender mainstreaming within different sectors and ministries is implemented (The National Policy on Gender and Development, 2000 and the National youth policy, 2018)

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