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Esther Okenyuri Anyieni
Nyaituga
Born (1991-02-18) February 18, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityKenyan
Alma materThe Kenya High School
Maasai Mara University
TitleNominated Senator
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance (UDA)
Parents
  • Henry Anyieni Oketch (father)
  • Lydia Nyachija Munema (mother)
Websiteparliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-esther-anyieni-okenyuri

Esther Okenyuri Anyieni (born February 18, 1991) commonly known as "Essy" and locally "Nyaituga" is a Member of Parliament at the 4th Senate of Kenya, / 13th Parliament of Kenya,[1] nominated[2] by Kenya's ruling party, United Democratic Alliance.[3] She is a member of KEWOPA,[4][5][6] the Vice Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism,[7] a member of the Senate Standing Committee[8] on Health,[9] and the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee. She is the current Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association,[10] and the Organizing Secretary of Kenyan Women Senators Association.[11] She is an Executive Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association[12] (CPA) Kenya Branch.[13]

Okenyuri[14] was gazetted as a nominated Senator [15] for Soipan Tuya,[15][16] who was[17] appointed [18] by President William Ruto,[19] EGH as the Ministry of Environment Cabinet Secretary.[20]

Early life

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Esther Okenyuri Anyieni[21] was born on February 18, 1991, in Kenyenya[22] village in Bomachoge Borabu, in Kisii County[23] to Henry Anyieni Oketch (1956โ€“2006), a civil servant, and Lydia Nyachija Munema, a high school teacher.[citation needed]

She joined Tarang'aya Girls Primary School for her KCPE education before proceeding to The Kenya High School in 2006. She completed her secondary education in 2009 after sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. 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.[24]

Political career

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Okenyuri was a student leader[25] at the Maasai Mara University[26] Students Organization. She was appointed by the then 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 in 2017.

Between 2017 and 2022, Esther Okenyuri Anyieni worked in the Strategy and Delivery Unit in the Office of the Deputy President as an Assistant Director of Research under the stewardship of Dr John Chikati now the Tongaren Constituency Member of Parliament.[27] She was instrumental in setting up of Command/Call Centres for UDA by-elections that took place between 2017 and 2022 in Kabuchai, Matungu,[28] Kiambaa,[29] Msambweni[30] and Bonchari constituencies.[31]

Towards the 2022 presidential general elections, she founded Women for Ruto Organization, a women's movement that campaigned for the United Democratic Movement[32] presidential candidate William Ruto, who was declared the winner of the 2022 elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Sen. Esther Anyieni Okenyuri | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "Raila, DP allies dominate lists of National Assembly, Senate nominees". Nation. 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. ^ "Home - United Democratic Alliance". Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  4. ^ "Senators โ€“ KEWOPA". Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  5. ^ "Senators โ€“ KEWOPA". Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  6. ^ "Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) - Kenya - 50 Million African Women Speak". www.womenconnect.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  7. ^ "SEN. ESTHER OKENYURI ELECTED VICE CHAIRPERSON, STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRADE, INDUSTRILIZATION & TOURISM | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  8. ^ "Senate Committees | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  9. ^ Parliament, Kenya. "Senate Committees". Parliament of Kenya.
  10. ^ Kenya Young, Parliamentarians (31 March 2023). "Kenya Young Parliamentarians".
  11. ^ "Women MPs elect Sankaire as new Kewopa chair". Nation. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  12. ^ "๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐–๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐๐€๐‘๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐’๐’๐Ž๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Š๐„๐๐˜๐€ ๐๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐‡ ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐ƒ๐’ ๐€๐๐๐”๐€๐‹ ๐†๐„๐๐„๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐„๐‹๐„๐‚๐“ ๐๐„๐– ๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐๐„๐€๐‘๐„๐‘๐’ | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  13. ^ "Commonwealth Parliamentary association Kenya branch elects new officials". The Star. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  14. ^ "Dokeza - Making our own laws". DOKEZA. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  15. ^ a b "IEBC gazettes Esther Okenyuri new UDA senator". The Star. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  16. ^ Codingest (2022-09-30). "Esther Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator". Getembe Television Network. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  17. ^ "Esther Okenyuri Replaces Soipan Tuya in Senate - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  18. ^ "Ruto ex-aide to take Senate seat after Tuya's CS promotion". Nation. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  19. ^ Abuga, Eric. "Essy Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  20. ^ "Ministry Leadership โ€“ Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  21. ^ enock, sir (2022-12-07). "Senator Esther Okenyuri Biography [Photos] Age, Education, Career, Tribe, Contacts, & Net Worth". KISII FINEST. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  22. ^ Mindart, Org (31 March 2023). "Kenyenya".
  23. ^ Onyatta, Ben. "Welcome to Kisii County Website". kisii.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  24. ^ "You are being redirected..." kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  25. ^ "Student leaders bring a brush of youthfulness to politics". Nation. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  26. ^ "Senator Esther Okenyuri Anyieni Archives". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  27. ^ "Former Ruto's staff Esther Anyieni sworn in as nominated senator". www.pd.co.ke. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  28. ^ Kisanji, Brian. "ANC'S Nabulindo wins Matungu by-election". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  29. ^ Agutu, Nancy. "UDA's Njuguna wins Kiambaa by-election". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  30. ^ "Feisal Bader dethrones ODM in Msambweni by-election". The Star. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  31. ^ "ODM's candidate Pavel Oimeke wins Bonchari by-election". www.pd.co.ke. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  32. ^ Kenya, U. D. A. "United Democratic Alliance | Kazi Ni Kazi". UDA Kenya. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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