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People's Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has called out major political parties, including the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), for doing little to advance the two-thirds gender rule in political leadership, despite possessing the power to do so.
Karua accused the dominant parties of offering "lip service" to women leaders while denying them party tickets for elective seats, forcing many to settle for affirmative action positions such as the women's representative posts.
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