[Nominated Senator Martha Wangari. Photo/Hivisasa.com]
In bid to meet the two-thirds gender threshold set by the Constitution, Nominated senator Martha Wangari has urged the Kenyan electorates to vote in, more women in the August 8, polls.
Wangari said this will prevent unnecessary court cases and the nomination of many women.
''The current National Assembly and Senate are clearly not properly constituted, as they are at the moment. It has, however, been allowed to operate by a Supreme Court advisory opinion, which I believe, will not apply after the August 8 elections," she said.
The Jubilee senator who is eyeing Gilgil parliamentary seat cautioned that if the gender rule was not met, then the country was likely to face a constitutional crisis.
"I urge Kenyans that as we carry out nominations, let’s vote wisely because if we don’t meet the two-thirds gender rule, the provisions of Article 261 are very clear that a Kenyan will move to court to have Parliament declared unconstitutional. The danger is there. We are likely to have a constitutional crisis," Wangari said.
She further challenged women to go out and hunt for the political positions.
"An opportunity is here for us as women to step out and seek these positions. If we wait for them sitting pretty at home, no one will give them to us," said the Jubilee lawmaker.
"We want to see more women running for governor," Wangari added.