Parliamentarian Push for Third Gender, Kenya
Isaac Mwaura, a Kenyan Parliamentarian, wanted the Kenyan Parliament to pass the option of a third gender in order to legally recognise intersex people. Photo: BBC
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State Sued for Refusal to Change Names on Identity Cards, Kenya
Five transgender Kenyans sued the State of Kenya in October 2015 for refusing to process the change of names on their national identity cards. The state had processed their new passports but refused to do the same for their national identity cards. Some of these applications had been made in 2010.
High Court Rejects TEA’s Petition Against Medical Board, Kenya
The High Court dismissed Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA)’s case, filed in July 2014, calling it premature, as the medical board had formed a task force to advise the Ministry of Health on the development of guidelines on the management of “transsexualism”. TEA was ordered to pay the state’s legal fees.
High Court Orders Removal of Gender Marks and Name Change in Academic Certificates, Kenya
Kenya’s High Court issued a ruling compelling the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to issue Audrey Mbugua with a new certification with her new name and without a gender mark after she filed a case in March 2013 through the Transgender and Education Advocacy (TEA). The Court observed that “Human dignity is that intangible element …
Landmark Victory in High Court for Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA), Kenya
In a historic court battle initiated in 2013, Transgender Education and Advocacy (TEA) won a landmark case in Kenya’s High Court on 23 July 2014. After being denied the right to register as an NGO, the organisation sued the Kenyan NGO Coordination Board for discrimination and violation of their fundamental human rights. In his ruling, …
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Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) Files Civil Application for Judicial Review of Medical Guidelines for Trans People, Kenya
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) filed a judicial review application to the Kenyan High Court on 10 July 2014 seeking an order to compel the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board, and the Ministry of Health to develop medical guidelines for the treatment of trans persons.
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) Sues State of Kenya and NGO Coordination Board, Kenya
On 23 August 2013 the board of Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA), comprising 3 trans Kenyans – Audrey Mbugua, Maureen Muia, and Annet Jennifer – sued the Kenyan State and the NGO Coordination Board for refusing to register TEA as an NGO. The State and the Board opposed the case, indicating that they could not …
High Court Upholds Trans Woman’s Human Rights Violation Petition
On 14 June 2013, Kenya’s High Court upheld Batha Nthungi’s petition filed a year earlier, in which she declared that being stripped and physically assaulted by the Kenyan Police violated her human rights (A.N.N v Attorney General). The Court agreed that the stripping of her in the glare of the media was meant to humiliate …
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Trans Woman Files Case at High Court, Kenya
In March 2013 Audrey Mbugua, a trans woman, filed a case (JR Case No. 147 of 2013) at Kenya’s High Court to compel the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to change the name on her high school diploma. She also sought the removal of the male sex marker on her certificate.
Trans Woman Files Constitutional Petition, Kenya
Batha Nthungi, a trans woman, filed a constitutional petition (240 of 2012) against Kenya’s Attorney General for violation of her human rights on 6 June 2012. She had been arrested in 2011 and stripped by a police officer after it was discovered that she was transgender.
Ushirikiano Panda Changes its Name to Jinsiangu, Kenya
Ushirikiano Panda, formed in December 2011, officially changed its name to Jinsiangu on 27 May 2012. The name Jinsiangu, comes from the two Swahili words, ‘jinsia’ and ‘yangu’, meaning ‘my gender’. Jinsiangu was established with the hopes of turning into a fully-fledged community-based organisation.
Establishment of Ushirikiano Panda, Kenya
Ushirikiano Panda was established in Kenya by Guillit, a trans man and Sidney, an intersex person, in December 2011. It was intended as a project and support group for intersex and transgender individuals in Nairobi. It was made up of mostly male-identifying members.
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) Assists Trans Women with Official Name Change Applications, Kenya
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) successfully filed change of name applications on behalf of 3 trans women. Their names were changed in their passports, but the Kenyan state failed to carry these changes through to their national identity cards.
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) Established, Kenya
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) was established by Audrey Mbugua, working to defend the human rights of trans persons in Kenya.
Kenyan Seeks and Receives Asylum in Canada
Kenyan-born Biko Beauttah arrived in Canada to seek asylum because being considered homosexual is a criminal offence in her home country. Biko left Kenya a few years prior to attend college in the USA. Having come from a background where her entire being was against the law, and where there was no language or terms …
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) established, Kenya
Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) was established in Kenya by Audrey Mbugua, working to defend the human rights of trans persons in Kenya. It was the first trans organisation to be established in Kenya.