Two-thirds gender rule problem in Parliament can only be solved if another structure is created to ensure parity. Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu said the advisory by Chief Justice David Maraga to the President to dissolve Parliament does not solve the problem. Wambugu said he feared that even after dissolution and holding of a General Election, Parliament may still end up with fewer women than they are now. The MP said the solution is to have a conversation in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process and see how a structure that will ensure that is achieved. The lawmaker who spoke to the media in his office in Nyeri on Friday said Kenyans can also decide on whether to continue legislating gender parity.

Source: The Star September 26, 2020 09:22 UTC