UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF KENYA -Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Thematic Group.

1. This stakeholder report has been developed and submitted by the Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Cluster, a member of Universal Periodic Review Kenya, a coalition that brings together over 200 Civil Society Organizations, all of which are divided into 30 sub clusters.Members of the cluster include the Centre for the Study of Adolescence, African Gender and Media Initiative Trust, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Alliance, The East African Centre for Human Rights, Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network, Raise Your Voice, VSO Kenya, Network of African National Human Rights Institutions, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Talanta Africa, Action For Sustainability Initiative, Zamara Foundation, Reproductive Health Choices, Dream Achievers Youth Organization, Positive Young Women Voices, Stretchers Youth Organization, Resilience Action International, Reproductive Health Network Kenya, Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health, FIDA Kenya, Nyimine Empowerment CBO, the Network for Adolescent and Youth of Africa, CSOs Network Kisumu and CSOs Network Coast.

2. This submission focuses on four key issues:

Limited Access to Sexual Reproductive Health Services, Information and Commodities by Adolescents & Young People, Persons with Disability, People Living with HIV and Key Populations
Reduction in Budgetary Allocation to Maternal and Child Health Programs

Lack of a Harmonized Policy and Regulatory Framework to Operationalize Article 26 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya
Lack of a Specific Legal and Policy Framework Addressing Child Marriage in Kenya

3. Kenya has previously been reviewed thrice under the Universal Periodic Review and has received key recommendations on the above themes.

4. This report is to provide information on the situation of sexual reproductive health ad rights in line with the above themes and provide key recommendations to improve SRHR situation in Kenya.