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Fida now moves to block MPs over gender rule

Fida lawyer Eunice Lumallas. Photo: Kelvin Karani, Standard

Women lawyers have lodged a fresh bid to stop the reconvening of Parliament over failure to meet the two-thirds gender rule.

Through lawyer Eunice Lumallas, Federation of Women Lawyers (Fida) wants the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) stopped from presenting a list of elected members of both the National Assembly and Senate for swearing in unless they meet the two-thirds gender threshold.

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