Civil society organisations yesterday held protests in Nairobi to force President Uhuru Kenyatta to withdraw his list of Cabinet nominees, saying it does not meet the two-thirds gender rule. Last month, Uhuru named his 22-member Cabinet with five women included. “The list reeks of pungent discrimination on basis of age, disability, ethnicity and gender,” the activists said. They also faulted Uhuru for violating the Constitution by creating the positions of assistant minister through the ranks of Chief Administrative Secretaries. Read:Women and the disabled demand Cabinet slots, say CASs a burdenClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star February 08, 2018 20:37 UTC