Kenya: President Ruto May Be Forced To Appoint Female AG to Achieve Gender Balance

The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) is lobbying to ensure that President William Ruto fills the remaining cabinet positions with female nominees.

The commission in a statement issued on Thursday observed that the composition of the cabinet nominated by President Ruto so far fails to meet the principal of gender balance enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

NGEC in its statement argued that in the event Ruto does not fill the remaining two slots with female nominees, he…