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Women MPs, Mzalendo Trust back new 'Top-Up' Bill to resolve two-thirds gender gridlock

Women MPs, Mzalendo Trust back new 'Top-Up' Bill to resolve two-thirds gender gridlock
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Kenyan lawmakers and the Mzalendo Trust are advocating for a new 'Top-Up' Bill to ensure the constitutional two-thirds gender threshold is met in Parliament. The proposal seeks to add female members after general elections to address the recent decline in female political representation.

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Nominated Senator Veronica Maina /HANDOUT Nominated Senator Veronica Maina and Mzalendo Trust have defended a new legislative proposal designed to resolve the country's long-standing gridlock over the two-thirds gender principle through a unique constitutional "top-up" mechanism.

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