KENYA IS rated the best place in to be as a mother and a woman in East Africa, according to the Children’s Annual State of the World’s Mothers Report.

It has better amenities for mothers’ and women’s health, like contraceptive use, female education and political representation among the less developed countries. It also fares well on maternity leave policies as well as critical child indicators such as health and nutrition in the region.

Rwanda, which follows Kenya, is top on the list among the least developed countries as a better place for both mothers and women followed by Uganda, at fifth position for mothers but eighth for women ranking globally among the least developed countries.

Burundi follows at the fourth position in East Africa and eighth for mothers but comes second after Rwanda as a place for women to be among the least developed countries. Tanzania comes last as a place for both mothers and women to be, taking the 17th and 18th position for mothers and women respectively.

Rwanda is reported to be the only country in the region where women hold over half of all seats in parliament.

The poorest children, according to the report, tend to have the poorest dietary quality. In Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria, for example, the wealthiest children are twice as likely to consume animal source foods as the poorest. In South Africa, they are almost three times as likely.

The report, which compares 165 countries around the globe, places Norway in the first position as the best place to be a mother and woman; Niger the Worst.

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