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In September 2020, Parliament’s foundation was shaken after Chief Justice David Maraga urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the House for failing to enact legislation on the two-thirds gender rule embedded in the 2010 Constitution.
Parliament, since 2012, has been sitting on key legislation that would actualise Article 27(8) of the Constitution, which provides that the State shall take steps to ensure that not more than two-thirds of members of all elective and appointive positions are of the same gender. This despite four court orders compelling the House to do so.
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