Shebesh, Elachi oppose plan to postpone roll-out of gender rule

Two women legislators have opposed a contentious bill proposed by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee seeking to shelve the implementation of the gender rule.

Senate Majority Whip Beatrice Elachi and Nairobi Woman Representative Rachel Shebesh attacked the plan to amend the Constitution and have the gender rule implemented progressively, saying the supreme law’s provision that no members of one gender should constitute more than two-thirds in public positions must be respected.