MPs opposed to the 'gender top-up' have cited abuse of the slots by the party leaders, and demand a clear framework for nominations before they can back the Bill. A senior ANC official claimed Osotsi nominated himself, his mother-in-law Fridah Mahiva representing gender to the county assembly and his wife to Nandi County Assembly. In Nakuru, out of the 23 nomination slots for members of the county assembly, Jubilee Party got 19 that were shared among party officials and elected leaders. There were also allegations that some of the nominated MCAs bought the slots for as much as Sh300,000. In Kirinyaga, most of the 13 nominated MCAs are either relatives of leaders holding various high political positions or politically rewarded.

Source: Standard Digital November 26, 2018 04:52 UTC