Wanjiku Muhia is a Kenyan politician and Current Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency; Served as Regional Member of Parliament in the 4th East African Legislative Assembly(EALA) (2018-2022); and the First Nyandarua County Women Representative (2013-2017). Before joining Politics, she was the Regional Customer Service Manager a
Equity Bank Limited
(2006-2012) and Human Resource/ Administration Manager at
Florensis BV
(1998-2003). She is the founder o
Wanjiku Muhia Foundation
. This Organization also works hand in hand with th
Nyandarua Cancer Centre
in fighting and educating the public about Cancer.

Education

She attended Kamahia Primary School and later joined Nakuru High School where she sat for her O-Level exams. * Graduated from the

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with Diploma in Human Resources Management; * Graduated from

Kenya Methodist University The Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) is a chartered private university founded by the Methodist Church in Kenya. It is situated within woodland on the north eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, five kilometers from Meru Town. The development of KeMU ...

with Bachelor in Business Administration. * Wanjiku Muhia holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from University of Sunderland UK. * Studied Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World fro
Harvard Kennedy School, USA

Politics

Wanjiku Muhia is the former women's representative for Nyandarua and current member of parliament representing Kipipiri constituency in Nyandarua county. She was elected as an MP for the

Jubilee Party The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee ...

in the

2013 Kenyan general election General elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013. Voters elected the President, members of the National Assembly and newly formed Senate. They were the first elections held under the new constitution, which was approved in a 2010 referendum ...

, with 158,486 votes (66.7% of all votes cast). In December 2017, the Jubilee Party nominated Wanjiku for the

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. She secured her place on the ELEA with 180 votes. On 9 August 2022, she was elected member of the national assembly representing the Kipipiri constituency, beating the incumbent Amos Kimunya of the Jubilee party.

Achievements

* She amended the Persons Living with Disability (PLWDs) Act of 2013. This amendment compelled all television stations in Kenya to include sign language in their news bulletins and programs of national importance. * Hon. Wanjiku Muhia petitioned the government to reinstate cargo carriers on PSV (Matatu), this helped in preserving jobs for hundreds of thousands of youths in the country.

References

External links

Muhia Wanjiku

Hon Wanjiku Muhia, MP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhia, Wanjiku Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Kenyan women representatives Members of the East African Legislative Assembly