A man has moved to court to demand that positions be given to transgender people in the National Assembly.
According to The Standard, Solomon Michira filed a case at the High Court in Nairobi, seeking to stop the implementation of the two third gender rule until transgenders are given a slot in Parliament.
In his suit, Michira argues that the constitution does not define gender as 'just woman and man.'
Rather, he says the term includes hermaphrodites or a third gender.
He added that the two gender rule should consider transgender people who haven’t been recognized, yet live in the society.
Transgender has been defined as the state of one's gender identity or gender expression not matching one's assigned sex.
In some countries especially those in the West, they fall in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community.
The two-thirds gender rule is a constitutional requirement stating that no more than two thirds of elective and appointive bodies are composed of the same gender.
It is yet to be implemented in the country.
See AG and CIC on the Spot For Delayed Implementation of Gender Bill
Many take the gender rule to mean that more than two thirds of the elected and appointed positions should not be filled with only men or women.
It has been used in the past to champion for more positions for women.
The gender rule has not provided for positions for transgender people.
See We Cannot Change Name on Transgender's Papers, KNEC
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