Kenya’s top judge advises parliament to dissolve over lack of women
NITA BHALLA KENYA’S top judge advised President Uhuru Kenyatta to dissolve the country's male-dominated parliament, saying lawmakers had failed to meet a constitutional provision which would allow for one-third of seats to be occupied by women. Despite Kenya's 2010 constitution stating that no more than two-thirds of any elected or appointed body can be of the same gender, women hold 22% of seats in the country's lower house of parliament, and 31% in the upper house. Court rulings since 2012 have directed parliament to pass legislation to enforce the gender rule or risk being dissolved - but previous attempts have…