FIDA Kenya set out to audit the electoral process and document the gains and setbacks that were observed with regard to the participation and representation of women in the 2013 elections. In this publication, FIDA Kenya analyses the gender responsiveness of the electoral environment through two key units of measurement: 1) the legal framework; and, 2) institutional interventions. In evaluating the legal framework, FIDA found that the letter of the law by way of the Constitution, national legislation, and international treaties provided the most favorable and inclusive electioneering environment in Kenya’s history. While some lacunae were found in the laws, the biggest obstacle observed was the incomplete implementation—and in some instances, complete violation—of the law