Storm is brewing for the two Houses of Parliament after National Gender Equality Commission Chairperson Winfred Lichuma vowed to take them head on over the two-thirds Gender Rule if the unfavourable status quo remained.
Speaking at a Nairobi Safari Club meeting on Thursday, Ms Lichuma said that it was time to hold responsible the two houses over what she said was failure to abide by the constitution in passing right bills to implement the two-thirds gender rule.
She accused the National Assembly for laxity on the matter, saying she had previously given it a one month period that has since passed.
“I gave Parliament one month to get its act together. Now my leave is over and we need to get this rule going,” she said.
The chairperson also warned that the 2017 elected members of parliament would not take office if parliament refused to pass the bill.
"It will be really sad for the MPs and senators to work hard in the campaigns, go for elections and then have the court declare the Houses unconstitutional," she said.