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Gender rule: Fourteen years later, women still on the periphery

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Fourteen years after Kenyans adopted a progressive constitution, many of their aspirations remain unfulfilled. Women, in particular, are still hoping for a new dawn when the two-thirds gender rule in elective positions becomes a reality.

As the country celebrated the constitution's 14th anniversary, it was clear that Article 81 of the Constitution, which mandates that no more than two-thirds of members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender, has yet to be fully implemented.

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