Fourth time unlucky as gender Bill flops

KEWOPA MPs protest at Parliament after the two third Gender Bill failed to pass again. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

A Bill intended to put more women into Parliament flopped for the fourth time yesterday.

The two-thirds gender Bill suffered a quorum hitch after only 174 out of the minimum 233 members were present during voting. The law requires that two-thirds of the 349 MPs must be present in the House or the motion is lost.