Kenyan women will not get their rights on a silver platter

A Bill seeking to change the Constitution and implement the gender principle failed to get the required support of 233 MP's to pass the second reading. The vote was 178-16, with five abstaining.

MP's on Thursday voted on the crucial Bill in a bid to fulfill the gender principle, with women legislators confident that the lobbying of their male counterparts could prove to be successful. That was not to be. Some men legislators remained outside parliament watching the voting on the outside T V thereby refusing to vote. But the 100 million dollar question is what impact does nominated women M P's, elected M P's, senators and 47 women representative have in parliament?