Domestic violence Bill ignites battle of the sexes in House

Male MPs Wednesday abandoned their women colleagues in the august House during debate on a Bill to protect the victims of domestic violence. The male MPs termed the Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill as a threat to the family unit.

Majority Leader Aden Duale (Garissa Township) and Deputy Minority Leader Jakoyo Midiwo led their male colleagues in dismissing the Bill as "vague", "ambiguous" and not fit for the multi-cultural Kenyan society. They termed the law a waste of parliamentary time.