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MPs with disability demand five per cent of nomination slots and Sh 300 million kitty

Kenya: The controversy surrounding the two-thirds gender rule has taken a new twist, following fresh demands by legislators with disability, to be guaranteed five per cent of nomination slots.

The Kenya Disability Parliamentarian Association, a caucus that brings together lawmakers from the Senate and the National Assembly, Friday also demanded a special kitty of Sh30 million to facilitate their legislative work.

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