Nairobi, March 8 -- President William Ruto has said his administration is committed to achieving the two-thirds gender principle.

The President said he is doing this through constitutional amendments to ensure that women are effectively represented in leadership positions in various arms of government.

President Ruto, who joined the seven elected women governors at the launch of the G7 strategy in Nairobi, urged MPs to support the proposals aimed at making the principle a reality.

"In the Bill that will be tabled in Parliament, we will ensure that more women are elected to Parliament for representation. This will be the official position of the Kenya Kwanza coalition and all MPs are expected to support the Bill. We have spoken to many ...