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Author: PAUL OGEMBA<\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Parliament has accused Chief Justice David Maraga of creating anxiety and confusion by advising President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the House\u00a0over failure to enact the two-thirds gender rule.<\/p>\n

In a petition filed through lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi, the Senate and National Assembly argued the CJ went outside his mandate by giving the advice, which if implemented, would lead to total paralysis of operations in national and county governments.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis advisory to the President was a grave error and misapprehension of the Constitution. The CJ took a mechanical reading of Article 261(7) and failed to internalise the import of his advisory which is illegal and does not have any constitutional backing,\u201d said Abdullahi.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi argued that should Parliament be\u00a0dissolved as per Maraga\u2019s wish, the state of anarchy that would ensue would be unprecedented since the other arms of government cannot operate without funds approved by the House.<\/p>\n

He submitted that the Executive, Judiciary, county governments and other key State agencies would all be grounded.<\/p>\n

According to the senior counsel, it was the 11th Parliament that was ordered by the High Court to enact the law within six months and not the current one.<\/p>\n

“We have had prolonged debates on the two-thirds principle that has spun over the last decade with questions on whether its enactment is tenable given the innumerable attempts by Parliament in this regard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi argued that the Constitution gives Parliament a lifespan of five years, which if the advisory is to be implemented, will violate the democratic rights of citizens to choose their representatives for a term of five years.<\/p>\n

He submitted that measures to ensure balanced gender representation in Parliament can only be taken in stages as a calculated and harmonised state action.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a process that cannot be dictated by the CJ\u2019s advisory since it entails the creation of a legislative road map, proposal drafting, engagement of the citizenry under a public participation scheme, and a debate and voting process that takes place in Parliament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Abdullahi claimed it was unfair for the CJ to conclude that Parliament had failed in its duties when it had previously attempted to pass the law but did not garner the required numbers.<\/p>\n

They want an order stopping the President from acting on the\u00a0CJ\u2019s recommendation\u00a0and a declaration that the two-thirds gender principle can only be achieved through a constitutional amendment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: PAUL OGEMBA AfricaPress-Kenya: Parliament has accused Chief Justice David Maraga of creating anxiety and confusion by advising President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the House\u00a0over failure to enact the two-thirds gender rule. 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