Parliament is staring at dissolution following its ‘embarrassing’ failure to implement the two-thirds gender bill. National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi warned of a looming crisis should the courts uphold calls by litigants for the dissolution of Parliament. Muturi, in a call for urgent action, on Tuesday asked the House leadership to speed up the legislation to avert the crisis. The Speaker said it was regrettable that the bill has taken an inordinately long time in Parliament without much headway. “In the event the Chief Justice advises the President to dissolve Parliament, we may be staring at the end of term and this would be an ignominy,” Muturi warned.

Source: The Star August 26, 2020 03:00 UTC