Beth Wambui Mugo (born 11 July 1939 in

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district) is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Dagoretti Constituency in the

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in the 2007 parliamentary election.Members of the 10th Parliament
Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.

Political career

Beth Mugo has had a successful career in politics. She was a nominated member of the Senate between 21 March 2013 → 16 July 2017. She was also a member of parliament for

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for The Party of National Unity. She was the Assistant Minister of Education (

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) between 2006 and 2007. Between January and July 2003 she was the Asst.

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. Currently, she is a nominated

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. She began her work on 31 August 2017. Beth Mugo is also a member of the

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as of January 2017. Lastly, she is a coalition member of

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Other works

She is the founder and a Trustee of The Beth Mugo Cancer Foundation. Senator Beth Mugo has extensive personal and professional experience with matters relating to cancer. During her appointment as Kenyan Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, Senator Mugo spearheaded the development of the National Cancer Control Strategy (2011-2016), the enactment of the Cancer Prevention and Control Act (2012), and the establishment of the National Cancer Institute of Kenya. She also expanded her fight against cancer across the continent when she served as Chairperson of the African Parliamentarians and Health Ministers against Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer (2012-2014).

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External links

Beth Wambui Mugo biography
at the Republic of Kenya Office of Public Communications *https://info.mzalendo.com/person/beth-mugo/experience/ *http://www.bethmugocancerfoundation.org/BMFC/index.php Living people 1939 births Party of National Unity (Kenya) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Kenyatta family 21st-century Kenyan women politicians 21st-century Kenyan politicians {{Kenya-politician-stub