Nyamira County women have been challenged to go for elective posts instead of waiting for ‘favours’ done in the form of special or nominated seats in the county assemblies and parliament.
Speaking at Nyainogu village during a funeral ceremony on Tuesday, Bogichora MCA Beattah Omanga challenged women to use their numerical strength and chose their fellow women in a bid to attain the third gender rule.
He said the country should not add the number of nominated seats to all houses because it will be expensive for taxpayers.
“I have been hearing of a constitutional crisis that should not worry us at all. In my view, women are many in numbers and I think they can use the numerical strength in subsequent elections to end the perceived marginalisation,” he said.
“Increasing the number of nominated representatives will be a burden to taxpayers. Reducing the current number and introduce another formula as suggested by national assembly speaker Justin Muturi won’t help either,” he said.
He asked the Supreme Court to extend the August period that was given to national assembly to fix the third gender crisis till 2017 as a way of allowing women to 'compete with seriousness'.
“I think women are their own enemies. They lose a competition before it even starts. It is fundamental that they are given a chance to sustain the gender rule through elective seats because they can do it,” he added.