Egypt House Deputy Speaker Says Presidential Objection to Kayan University Article Upholds Equality

The president’s objection to Article 25 of the bill establishing Kayan University for Applied Sciences within the Armed Forces is a constitutional right and a victory for equality, a senior House of Representatives official said.

The objection concerns a provision in the proposed law creating the university, rather than the institution’s establishment as a whole.

A special House committee was formed to reconsider the legislation. It is chaired by Assem El-Gazzar, the chamber’s first deputy speaker.

The parliamentary response framed the president’s intervention in terms of constitutional authority and equal treatment. The available details did not specify the wording of Article 25 or the changes resulting from the committee’s review.