Government appeal on gender rule killed by court

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Despite women leaders vowing that the two-thirds gender rule would pass in parliament and being backed by the powerful handshake brothers, the bill has terribly flopped.

The court of appeal has reportedly dismissed the appeal filed by the government on two thirds Gender rule citing lack of merit.

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In their ruling, the Judges judicial notice that none of those Constitutional amendment Bills have ever been debated or considered by the Parliament seriously.

The judges further noted that all the Bills have been lost following a lack of quorum in the National Assembly.

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The appeal by government follows a ruling that Parliament had breached the Constitution by failing to pass the two-thirds Gender rule principle by 2015 and even within the extended deadline of 2016.

The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2018, sponsored by Duale seeked to ensure the two Houses conform to the Constitution by achieving the two-thirds gender principle.

The ruling by Justice John Mativo follows a successful petition by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).

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