Ruto Cabinet dilemma over gender-balance deadline
AG Oduor asks Appellate Court to suspend High Court order requiring Ruto to reconstitute Cabinet.
President William Ruto chairs a cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi on November 11, 2025.
Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor has asked the Court of Appeal to suspend a High Court order requiring President William Ruto to reconstitute his Cabinet to meet the constitutional gender rule, as the 120-day compliance period expires.
The AG is seeking an urgent hearing and a stay of the judgment delivered on June 30 by a split three-judge bench, pending determination of an intended appeal.
Court finds that Cabinet violates Constitution by failing to meet two-thirds gender rule.
The court has ordered Ruto to reconstitute his Cabinet within 120 days to comply with the Constitution.
Four years after the 2022 election, several commitments to women have yet to be fully implemented.
High Court decision and recent appointments highlight the widening gap between Ruto's gender promises and implementation.
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