Parliament must rise up against gender bias

The National Assembly has yet again failed to stand up to discrimination based on gender. Last Wednesday, the august House failed to raise requisite numbers in voting for a Bill that would provide a mechanism for the realisation of the two thirds gender principle. This principle upholds that no more than two thirds of members of elective or appointive public office shall be of the same gender. This is a constitutional requirement under Article 27

Events in the National Assembly on a day widely anticipated to mark a historic vote on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No.4) Bill 2015 were disappointing for proponents of gender equality.