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But if Kenyans believe in equal representation, then they must also ask themselves why women hold a measly 9 per cent of parliamentary seats, despite comprising more than half the population.The ratio of female to male parliamentarians in the current Parliament is a shocking 1:12, the lowest in East Africa. Rwanda, has nearly equal representation of men and women in Parliament, making it one of the most egalitarian governments in the world.

Tanzania and Uganda are not doing badly either, both with roughly a quarter of their parliamentarians being female.