Parliament in fresh bid to enact elusive two-thirds gender law

Bill introduced in Senate calls for ‘gender top-up’ to bridge the gender gap in Parliament and mandate including persons with disabilities

by JULIUS OTIENO

News24 October 2025 - 04:56

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*Senators at a session in the Senate Assembly.*

Parliament has renewed efforts to enact the long delayed and resisted two-thirds gender rule to comply with the constitutional requirement for gender equity in public appointive and elective bodies.

A state-sponsored Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, has been introduced in the Senate for the first reading.

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