36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

Political Parties Act, 2022 Section 25(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a political party shall not be entitled to receive funding from the Fund under subsection (1) if—
(a) more than two-thirds of its registered office bearers are of the same gender;
(b) the party does not have, in its governing body, representation of special interest groups;

Section 26 Political Parties Fund;
Purposes of the Fund;
(a) promoting the representation in Parliament and in the county assemblies of women, persons with disabilities, youth, ethnic and other minorities and marginalised communities;
 

The Political Parties Act 2011 states that a political party shall not be entitled to receive funding from the Fund if more than two-thirds of its registered office bearers are of the same gender