National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has fired back after Chief Justice David Maraga advised President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve Parliament for failing to enact the Two-Thirds gender rule. Muturi said Parliament should not be used as a punching bag, further adding it was 'unrealistic' to call for its dissolution for failing to enact the gender law. He further said, "The clamour for dissolution of the current Parliament on account of failure to enact the two-third gender legislation is at the very least, unrealistic." That elected legislators wield more legitimacy relative to nominated legislators can be deduced from article 123 of the Constitution with respect to voting in the Senate," he said. In an advisory dated September 21, Maraga had called for dissolution of Parliament in response to six petitions seeking his advice on the matter.

Source: The Star September 21, 2020 13:30 UTC