Uhuru Responds To Maraga’s Advisory Of Dissolving Parliament

President Uhuru Kenyatta has finally broken the silence over Chief Justice David Maraga’s advisory to dissolve the parliament after it failed to enact the Two Third Gender rule.

On Monday, Maraga advised the Head of State to dissolve Parliament because it has failed in implementing the Two Third Gender rule as stipulated in the constitution.

Speaking at Moi Barracks in Eldoret County on Thursday, Uhuru refuted the allegations that his Government has ignored women and insisted that his administration was fully focused on empowering them.

“I have noted that several female soldiers completed their training alongside their male counterparts.”

“This demonstrates that my administration is working to empower the womenfolk,”

“It is another manifestation that we strive to ensure equal opportunity for all.”

“It is important that these women, while working alongside men, find meaning and purpose for their work,” Uhuru said.

This may be a good indication that President Uhuru Kenyatta will not dissolve Parliament as instructed by CJ.

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However, the High Court has suspended CJ Maraga’s advisory to President Uhuru on  dissolution of Parliament pending hearing and determination of a petition filed by two Kenyans.

Issuing the conservatory orders, justice Weldon Korir noted that the case filed by Leina Konchella and Mohsen Abdul Munasar, is extremely urgent and raises weighty constitutional issues.

“It is also important to observe that it is in the public interest not to subject the country to parliamentary elections before exhaustively interrogating the constitutionality of the decision of the chief justice. The public interest therefore supports the issuance of conservatory orders,” reads the order.

The judge further noted that a reading of the constitution shows that the decision of the Chief Justice is expected to trigger action by the president without any further steps being taken, adding that once the president acts on the advisory the petition would be rendered nugatory.

“It is therefore clear that failure to issue orders will highly prejudice the applicants,” reads court papers.

The petitioners; Leina Konchela and Abdula Munsar, want the advisory quashed terming it “unreasonable, irrational and irresponsible” while questioning its implementation.