Court Rules On Maraga's Advisory To Dissolve Parliament

Court Nullifies Maraga’s Advisory on Dissolution of Parliament Over Gender Rule

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5 – A five-judge bench of the High Court has declared unconstitutional an advisory issued by former Chief Justice David Maraga recommending the dissolution of Parliament for failing to implement the Constitution’s two-thirds gender principle. In a landmark ruling delivered by the Constitutional and Human Rights Division in Nairobi, the judges held that Maraga’s advisory did not constitute a binding constitutional directive c…

High Court Rules on Dissolution of Parliament

In 2020, Maraga issued an advisory to former President Uhuru Kenyatta recommending the dissolution of the 12th Parliament.

Court Rules On Maraga's Advisory To Dissolve Parliament

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos High Court Declares Maraga’s Advisory to Dissolve Parliament Unconstitutional The High Court has ruled that the advisory issued by former Chief Justice David Maraga recommending the dissolution of Parliament was unconstitutional and issued prematurely. In its decision, the court found that the advisory was issued before the required constitutional steps had been followed, particularly the tran…