ODM leader Raila Odinga and Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka have rallied their troops in the National Assembly to support the two-thirds gender rule bill.
In a statement, Mr Odinga said Parliament has in the past has the rights of women by refusing to enact legislation to enforce the constitutional principle that not more than two thirds of its members should be of the same gender.
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