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High Court refers gender suit to CJ Koome

Chief Justice Martha  Koome when presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the  Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners at Supreme Court on July 11, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

The High Court has forwarded a case seeking to compel President William Ruto to dissolve Parliament over its failure to implement the two-thirds gender rule to Chief Justice Martha Koome for empanelment of a three-judge bench.

In a ruling delivered by Justice Lawrence Mugambi, the court directed that the petition, filed by three activists, be placed before CJ Koome to appoint an even-numbered bench to hear and determine the serious constitutional issues raised.

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