An MP has told President Uhuru Kenyatta to prioritize the appointment of women to key positions in government if he wants to earn respect when he leaves State House in 2022.
Aisah Jumwa (Malindi, ODM) said on Saturday that women constitute the largest part of the population and impressing them will earn the head of State respect.
Speaking in Malindi town, Jumwa said Uhuru's first term in office did not support women as few were appointed to key government positions despite the 2010 Constitution stating women should occupy at least one-third of all positions in new appointments.
"The law is very clear on the composition of new a appointments," the outspoken lawmaker said.
"Follow the law by appointing more women to government posts and leave office with that legacy."
Kenya has had challenges in implementing the 2010 Constitution that states at least one-third of all appointments be it in government or the private sector should be constituted by women.
Women rights groups including Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has been at the forefront pushing for the implementation of the law but politics has consistently played out as fewer women get appointed.
Uhuru when he took over power in 2013 from then president Mwai Kibaki said he would ensure more women would be appointed in his government.