Members of Parliament risk losing their jobs for failing to implement the controversial two-thirds gender rule meant to enhance representation of women. Should the petitions filed with Chief Justice David Maraga sail through, the CJ will be expected to advise the President Uhuru Kenyatta to send the MPs home. Before the six petitions, in late 2017, Maraga received two petitions urging him to act swiftly and advise the President to dissolve parliament over the controversy. National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) member Priscilla Nyokabi said she hoped BBI would address the gender rule issue in the legislature, counties and in the Executive. But, Uasin Gishu woman representative Gladys Shollei said she supported LSK’s position noting there had been no genuine effort to legislate on the gender rule.

Source: Standard Digital July 31, 2020 21:01 UTC