Chief Justice David Maraga on Friday turned down a three-goat gift from Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala. Maraga cited the Judicial Service Commission code of conduct that disallows him to receive a gift worth more than Sh20,000. The CJ steered clear of the swirling controversy over his advisory to President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament for failure to legislate on the two-thirds gender rule. He said the BBI drafters should remove the gender clause and retain women representatives and nominations because the gender rule has proved a hard nut to crack. According to him, the gender rule cannot be enforced by law and maintained that women should vie for positions and not wait to be given free seats.

Source: The Star September 25, 2020 16:18 UTC