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Lucas Barasa<\/p>\n

15 June 2011<\/p>\n

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Nairobi \u2014 It will be difficult to enforce the requirement that a third of elected officials be women, the interim electoral commission has said.<\/p>\n

This could spark a constitutional crisis because the new Constitution demands that at least a third of MPs representing the 290 proposed constituencies after the next elections be women.<\/p>\n

Chapter Seven on representation states that not more than two-thirds of the members of elective public bodies shall be of the same gender.<\/p>\n

The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) has therefore invited Norwegian and South African experts to advise it on how to achieve the required representation, chairman Issack Hassan said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

“It is a hard nut to crack,” Mr Hassan said at the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) during a voter curriculum validation workshop.<\/p>\n

The curriculum was developed by KIE to help reduce voter apathy.<\/p>\n

The IIEC chairman warned that Parliament would not be able to transact its business if the gender requirement was not adhered to. “There would be a constitutional crisis,” he said.<\/p>\n

South Africa is among the countries with the highest numbers of women in Parliament, along with Rwanda, Sweden and Cuba. Forty-five per cent of South Africa’s MPs are women.<\/p>\n

Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden are also known to have high representations of women in politics.<\/p>\n

Women constitute 40 per cent of the MPs in Sweden; Finland (34); Norway (38); Denmark (34); and Iceland 25 per cent.<\/p>\n

Experts say there are a number of different quota methods for ensuring that women are better represented in Parliament.<\/p>\n

The quotas are either through constitution or national legislation and quotas through political parties.<\/p>\n

In Uganda, a parliamentary seat from each of the 39 districts is reserved for women. Other women are elected to parliament on the non-gender specific reserved seats.<\/p>\n

Clash with ideal process<\/strong><\/p>\n

At elections, the quota system touches the very foundation of the democratic process and may clash with the ideal that it is up to the voters to choose the representatives they want.<\/p>\n

Critics of reserving seats for women have argued that this prevents an increase in women’s representation, that is above the quota level.<\/p>\n

No constitutional clause or law demands a high representation of women in Scandinavia.<\/p>\n

The high numbers are attributed to sustained pressure from women’s groups within parties as well as the women’s movement in general.<\/p>\n

Kenya’s constitution also states that there will be 47 women in National Assembly, each elected from the counties.<\/p>\n

The Senate shall also have 16 women members nominated by political parties and two representing the youth and persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Mr Hassan was confident that Parliament would pass electoral reform Bills before August 27.<\/p>\n

He said voter education and registration would start after the establishment of new Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

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