There is need for legal reforms to compel political parties to ensure inclusivity and equal representation while filling positions in both the national and county assemblies.
Speaking during the official launch of the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) Trans Nzoia Regional Office, Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu revealed that 21 county assemblies including Trans Nzoia, currently do not have representatives for People Living with Disabilities (PWDs).
She said the anomaly can only be corrected through legal reforms where parties will be required to ensure that there are nominative posts reserved for PWDs and at no time would be the posts be filled with any other person not living with disabilities.
Revealing that there are 92 legally registered political parties in the country, Nderitu said the constitution gives room for any Kenyan to belong to a political party without being coerced and the law does not spell out the maximum number of political parties which should be there in the country.
