Esther Okenyuri Anyieni

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] She is an Executive Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association[9] (CPA) Kenya Branch.[10]

Esther Okenyuri Anyieni
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Born (1991-02-18) February 18, 1991
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

Okenyuri[11] was gazetted as a nominated Senator [12] for Soipan Tuya,[12][13] who was appointed by President William Ruto, EGH as Ministry of Environment Cabinet Secretary.[14]

Early life

Esther Okenyuri Anyieni[15] was born on February 18, 1991 in Kenyenya[16] 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 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.[17]

Political career

Okenyuri was a student leader at the Maasai Mara University[18] 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.[19] 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[20] presidential candidate William Ruto, who was declared the winner of the 2022 elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.

References
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  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. "π‚πŽπŒπŒπŽππ–π„π€π‹π“π‡ ππ€π‘π‹πˆπ€πŒπ„ππ“π€π‘π˜ π€π’π’πŽπ‚πˆπ€π“πˆπŽπ πŠπ„ππ˜π€ 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇 π‡πŽπ‹πƒπ’ 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 πŒπ„π„π“πˆππ†, 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐖 πŽπ…π…πˆπ‚π„ 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐑𝐒 | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  10. "Commonwealth Parliamentary association Kenya branch elects new officials". The Star. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  11. "Dokeza - Making our own laws". DOKEZA. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  12. "IEBC gazettes Esther Okenyuri new UDA senator". The Star. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  13. Codingest (2022-09-30). "Esther Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator". Getembe Television Network. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  14. "Ministry Leadership – Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  15. enock, sir (2022-12-07). "Senator Esther Okenyuri Biography [Photos] Age, Education, Career, Tribe, Contacts, & Net Worth". KISII FINEST. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  16. Mindart, Org (31 March 2023). "Kenyenya".
  17. "You are being redirected..." kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  18. "Senator Esther Okenyuri Anyieni Archives". Nairobi Wire. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  19. "Former Ruto's staff Esther Anyieni sworn in as nominated senator". www.pd.co.ke. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  20. Kenya, U. D. A. "United Democratic Alliance | Kazi Ni Kazi". UDA Kenya. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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