Although the government was almost dissolved in 2020 because of lacking gender parity, contrary to the provisions of the constitution, the current government has been without a substantive Cabinet Secretary for the docket for over five months now.
President William Ruto is yet to name a Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Arts and Culture after parliament rejected the nomination of Stella Langat to the position after she underwent the vetting process in August last year despite carrying out a reshuffle for other ministries.
The failure to have a Cabinet Secretary for Gender has put the government on the spot especially after it has been accused of failing to observe gender parity in appointments with Parliament also on the spot for not having met the two thirds gender rule as per the constitution.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has been serving as the acting Gender CS on top of his responsibilities as Foreign Affairs CS having relinquished his role as the acting Interior CS and acting CS for Information and Communication after substantive holders took over recently.
