women protest political gender gap

Hundreds of mostly female activists marched in Kenya ’ s capital Nairobi on Monday to protest repeated failures to apply laws that women must hold at least a third of government seats .

According to Kenya ’ s 2010 constitution , women must have at least a third of seats in parliament and a third of appointed positions .
But successive parliaments and governments have fallen short of the target .
“ The women of Kenya are tired of being treated like second class citizens and now stand together to ensure that we take our rightful place at the decision - making table , ” said Wangechi Wachira , an organiser of the protest from women ’ s rights organisation the Centre for Rights Education and Awareness ( CREAW ) .



(Punchng)