Nairobi, Feb. 28 -- Women leaders and gender activists have been leading a spirited campaign for the past decade to have the government implement the two-thirds gender rule.

The gender dilemma has stalked the 10th, 11th, 12th and current parliaments. The principle mandates the three arms of government to ensure not more than two-thirds of members of all elective and appointive positions are of the same gender.

Eleven attempts, through bills in Parliament, to have the rule implemented have failed.

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The latest attempt was the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2023, by nominated Senator Beth Syengo, also known as Beth Syengo Bill.

This was a replica of the 2019 bil...