Majority leader Aden Duale finally tables bill on gender rule

From left: Wiper Nominated Senator Judith Sijeny, Nairobi County Woman Representative Rachel Shebesh and Meru Woman Representative Florence Kajuju at a past event. A new proposal seeks to have more women in elective and appointive positions. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

Women will be the biggest winners if Parliament approves the proposed amendments to the Constitution to ensure more of them are elected into the National Assembly and the Senate.

Majority Leader Aden Duale (Garissa Township) tabled a new bill in the House yesterday as he signaled that the National Assembly would be seeking an extension of the August 27 deadline for the two-thirds gender rule implementation.