Nominated Senator Martha Wangari has challenged Kenyans to elect more women to both Houses of parliament during the forthcoming general elections.
In a statement on Sunday, the legislator said electing more women to Parliament will help in thwarting a possible constitutional crisis in regards to the two-thirds gender threshold set by the constitution.
She further decried the constitution of the current constitution of both the National Assembly and the Senate.
“The current National Assembly and Senate are clearly not properly constituted. It has, however, been allowed to operate by a Supreme Court advisory opinion, which I believe, will not apply after the August 8 election,” she noted.
“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,” she added.
Wangari is seeking the Gilgil parliamentary seat on a Jubilee Party ticket.