This archive report was first published on 16 October 2019.
On October 16, 2019, the Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly made a significant decision, rejecting Governor Alex Tolgos' nominees for positions of chief officers.
The assembly's rejection was based on the grounds that the appointment process did not meet the constitutional threshold of the Two-Thirds Gender Rule.
According to the assembly, the list of 12 nominees presented 11 days prior to the assembly for vetting failed to meet the gender requirement.
Speaker Kiplagat Sabulei ruled that the nominations were rejected, even before they were subjected to vetting by the committee on appointments, which he chairs.
Out of the 12 nominees, the assembly found that 10 were men, thereby failing to meet the two-third gender requirement.
