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Esther Okenyuri Anyieni
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File:Essy okenyuri.jpg
NationalityKenyan
Alma materKenya High School
Maasai Mara University
TitleNominated Senator
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance (UDA)
Parents
  • Henry Anyieni Oketch (father)
  • Lydia Nyachija Munema (mother)

Esther Okenyuri Anyieni (born 1991) is a Member of Parliament at the Senate of Kenya, nominated[1] by Kenya's ruling party, United Democratic Alliance. She is a member of KEWOPA,[2][3] the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism,[4] a member of the Standing Committee[5] on Health,[6] and the Powers and Privileges Committee. She is the current Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association,[7] and the Organizing Secretary of Kenyan Women Senators Association.[8]

Okenyuri[9] was gazetted as a nominated Senator [10] for Soipan Tuya,[10][11] who was appointed by President William Ruto, EGH as Ministry of Environment Cabinet Secretary.[12]

Early life

Esther Okenyuri Anyieni[13] was born on February 18, 1991 in Kenyenya[14] Village in Bomachoge Borabu, to Henry Anyieni Oketch (1956-2006), a civil servant, and Lydia Nyachija Munema, a high school teacher.

She joined Tarang'aya Girls primary school for her KCPE education before joining the Kenya High School for her O-Levels. She graduated from Maasai Mara University with a BSc in Information sciences (Records management option) in 2015. She has completed Certified Public Accountant Part One from the Kisii College of accountancy.[citation needed]

Political career

Okenyuri was a student leader at the Maasai Mara University[15] students association. She was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to head the youth wing of the Jubilee Party Campaigns in Kisii County during the re-election campaigns of the Jubilee government.

Between 2017 and 2022 Esther Okenyuri Anyieni worked in the office of the Deputy President as an Assistant Director of Research.[16] She was involved in by-elections that took place between 2017 and 2022, notably in Kiambaa, Msambweni and Bonchari constituencies.

Towards the 2022 presidential general elections, she founded Women for Ruto Organization, a women’s movement that campaigned for the United Democratic Movement[17] presidential candidate William Ruto who was declared the winner of the 2022 elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

References

  1. ^ "Raila, DP allies dominate lists of National Assembly, Senate nominees". Nation. 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ^ "Senators – KEWOPA". Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ^ "Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) - Kenya - 50 Million African Women Speak". www.womenconnect.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ "SEN. ESTHER OKENYURI ELECTED VICE CHAIRPERSON, STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRADE, INDUSTRILIZATION & TOURISM | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. ^ "Senate Committees | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. ^ Parliament, Kenya. "Senate Committees". Parliament of Kenya.
  7. ^ Kenya Young, Parliamentarians (31 March 2023). "Kenya Young Parliamentarians".
  8. ^ "Women MPs elect Sankaire as new Kewopa chair". Nation. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  9. ^ "Dokeza - Making our own laws". DOKEZA. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. ^ a b "IEBC gazettes Esther Okenyuri new UDA senator". The Star. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  11. ^ Codingest (2022-09-30). "Esther Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator". Getembe Television Network. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  12. ^ "Ministry Leadership – Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  13. ^ enock, sir (2022-12-07). "Senator Esther Okenyuri Biography [Photos] Age, Education, Career, Tribe, Contacts, & Net Worth". KISII FINEST. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  14. ^ Mindart, Org (31 March 2023). "Kenyenya".
  15. ^ "Senator Esther Okenyuri Anyieni Archives". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  16. ^ "Former Ruto's staff Esther Anyieni sworn in as nominated senator". www.pd.co.ke. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  17. ^ Kenya, U. D. A. "United Democratic Alliance | Kazi Ni Kazi". UDA Kenya. Retrieved 2023-03-31.