They expressed their intention to come up with an alternative Bill to replace that proposed by Chepkong’a to ensure that by 2017, there will more women on the ballot paper as they were qualified for the job.
Meanwhile, the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) has sued Attorney General Githu Muigai and the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) for failing to give legal advice on the two-thirds gender rule.
CREAW chairperson Ann Njogu in her affidavit accused Muigai and CIC of failing to act in accordance with the Supreme Court Advisory opinion directing Parliament to have a framework on the realisation of the two-thirds gender rule before the expiry of the August 27th deadline.
“From the date of the Supreme Court Advisory opinion and promulgation of the Constitution the respondents have not yet prepared the relevant Bill for tabling before parliament for implementation of the said Articles,” she states.
Njogu also wants the court to compel the government to implement the two-thirds gender rule to prevent a violation of the rule of law.
She says despite writing a demand letter to the respondents of the intention to sue them for failure to perform their duties, they have not responded.
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