In the case documents, Katiba Institute wants Political parties that are non-compliant with the two thirds gender constitutional requirement to be barred from participating in the elections of leaders in the National Assembly and the Senate. He disclosed that the lobby, on December 15, last year had sought to know whether the IEBC intends to ensure all political parties comply with the two thirds gender rule. He claimed that the IEBC refused to provide them with that information hence the argument that their case raises weighty issues. The lobby wants it determined whether the law on the gender principle obligates political parties to comply with it. It also wants it determined whether IEBC is prohibited from accepting nomination lists that fail to meet the requirements of the gender rule.

Source: Daily Nation January 25, 2017 19:22 UTC