Implications of intersectionality on Women’s Political Participation in Electoral Outcomes in Githunguri Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya

Political participation derives from the freedom to speak out, assemble and associate; the ability to take part in the conduct of public affairs; and the opportunity to register as a candidate, to campaign, to be elected and to hold office at all levels of government. The main objective of the study was to investigate the implications of intersectionality on women’s political participation in electoral outcomes in Githunguri Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya. The study was guided by feminist standpoint theories. Mixed approach and descriptive survey research designs were used in the study. Questionnaires and interview guides were used as tools of data collection and the unit of analysis was registered voters. Simple random technique was used to sample 330 respondents, 180 males and 150 females in churches, tea buying centers and markets. 15 key informants (KI to K15) were purposively sampled for the interviews, 7 males and 8 females. Inclusion criteria was influential and knowledgeable on constituency affairs residents who are registered voters. While qualitative data analysis applied thematic analysis by N-vivo, Quantitative data applied mean and standard deviation. From the findings, a coefficient of 0.290 indicates that addressing intersectionality improves women’s political participation and electoral outcomes. Key words: Intersectionality, Women, Political Participation, Electoral Outcomes