Senator Anyang' Nyong'o has hit out at government on the thorny gender rule issue saying that the government is not interested in the Bill.
This comes barely one week after the Bill failed to pass through the floor of the National Assembly after failing to get 2/3 support when it was tabled on the floor of the house for a second time.
Speaking on Tuesday morning in a local television talk-show, Prof Nyong'o wondered why the Bill could not be passed to become a law considering the numerical advantage that the ruling coalition has in the National Assembly.
"I wonder what happened on that day. It is not possible that the Bill failed to pass through because of the numbers. The government must be responsible for what happened considering the Jubilee coalition controls the house. How come some controversial Bills used to pass very fast in the past?" asked the former ODM Secretary General.
According to Prof Nyong'o, the failure by the National Assembly to pass the Bill is dragging the country back at a time when every nation is advocating for gender equity and balance.
He said the government should come out faster to address the issue before it is too late.
The Senator further appealed to the leadership in the National Assembly not to be a stumbling block in the passage of very critical Bills that have constitutional implications.
He criticized the leadership of the leader of majority in the National Assembly Aden Duale saying he is only good at mobilizing the MPs to pass controversial Bills.