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Publication Open Access Influence of institutional factors on gender mainstreaming in selected Bungoma county goverment ministries, Kenya(Mount Kenya University, 2024-03) Abdalla, Hamisi AmiriGender mainstreaming has been a political issue in Kenya for quite a lengthy period. It has been called for in various institutions of society such as education, sports, business, and governance. There has been an outcry against the governance in Kenya from regime to regime as regards fewer positions occupied by women in leadership. In as much as gender refers to the roles and duties that both men and women hold, this study focused on women. This study was carried out in Bungoma County, Kenya. The broad objective was to analyze the influence of institutional factors constraining gender mainstreaming in the county government of Bungoma. The specific objectives were: i) to examine the influence of political goodwill on gender mainstreaming in selected Bungoma County government Ministries ii) to establish the influence of patriarchy-based institutional culture on gender mainstreaming in selected Bungoma County Governments Ministries, and iii) To determine the influence of policy framework in selected Bungoma County government Ministries. The research design was a descriptive study that analyzed selected Bungoma County Ministries and specifically focused on the status of gender mainstreaming implementation in the Ministries. The study used Liberal Feminism to explain the theoretical framework. The study used a mixed-method approach in the data collection leading to the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data. The sample population was 246 derived from a target population of 2500 employees of the selected Bungoma County Government Ministries which included the Ministries of Health, Transport, Agriculture, Education, and Gender. An office of relevance to this study was the Office of Bungoma County Women Representative and that of the Chair of the Gender Affairs Committee in the County Assembly. A stratified sampling technique allowed for the placing of respondents into strata that helped in the calculation of a specific sample size, which was representative of the target population. Data were collected through document review, closed and open-ended questionnaires, and face-to-face interviews. The study found that while Bungoma County's government ministries have a political environment and policy framework that should theoretically support gender mainstreaming, there is a significant disconnect between these theoretical underpinnings and the actual practices within the institutions. The institutional culture, dominated by patriarchal norms, presents significant obstacles to gender mainstreaming. Furthermore, despite the presence of supportive policies, their ineffective implementation hinders progress towards gender equality.