The Gender Function entails:

1. Developing, reviewing, interpreting, implementation and monitoring of gender policies, programmes and plans;
2. Designing and facilitating programmes/projects that promote gender equality;
3. Coordination of gender mainstreaming into the national development agenda;
4. Institutionalization of gender mainstreaming in Ministries/Departments, Counties and Agencies (MDCAs);
5. Promotion of gender socio-economic empowerment;
6. Sensitization of stakeholders on gender related issues;
7. Monitoring the implementation of gender related funds;
8. Undertaking research on gender issues;
9. Management of the Gender Research and Documentation Centre;
10. Monitoring prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV);
11. Coordination of programmes for elimination of incidences of FGM and SGBV;
12. Development and maintenance of gender disaggregated data and management information systems;
13. Promotion of partnership with stakeholders on gender related matters;
14. Monitoring and validating impact of gender programmes and projects;
15. Negotiation, domestication and reporting on gender related international and regional treaties, protocols and conventions; and,
16. Community mobilization on gender issues.