Jane Njeri Maina

Jane Njeri Maina is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the Kenya National Assembly as Woman Representative for Kirinyaga County.[1] She is a member of the United Democratic Alliance a Kenya Kwanza affiliate party.

Jane Njeri Maina
Hon. MP
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Jane Njeri Maina
Woman Representative for Kirinyaga County
Assumed office
9 August 2022
LeaderMember of Parliament
Preceded byPurity Ngirici
Majority175,001 (74.3%)
Personal details
Born (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994
Kirinyaga
NationalityKenyan
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance (Kenya)
Alma mater
Websitewakilinjeri.com

Early life

Maina, an Advocate by profession, was born and raised in Kibingoti, Ndia Constituency in Kirinyaga County and attended primary school at Kiangoma Primary School. She then proceeded for her High School education at kabare Girls.[2]

Maina studied law at the University of Nairobi and was admitted as an advocate of the High Court (Kenya).[3]

Maina is the Managing Partner of the Law Firm Njeri Maina Law Advocates and undertakes pro bono cases .[2][4][5][6]

Political career

On April 15, 2022, Njeri Maina clinched the UDA Party ticket after beating former Kirinyaga County Speaker Anne Wangechi and private detective Jane Mugoh.[7][8]

Maina was elected to the Kenya National Assembly as the Woman Representative for Kirinyaga County in the 2022 general election, representing the United Democratic Alliance at 28 years making her the youngest Member of parliament ever elected in Central Province (Kenya) .[2][4][9] She garnered 175,001 votes while Rose Wachira garnered 49,892 votes.[8]

Election results
General election 2022: Kirinyaga[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
UDA Jane Njeri Maina 175,001 74.3
Jubilee Party Rose Wachira 49,892 21.2
NARC Elizabeth Kamami 10,636 4.5
Majority 175,001 74.3
Turnout

References
  1. "HON. MAINA JANE NJERI | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. Munene, George (15 August 2022). "From obscurity to youngest woman MP in Mt Kenya region". Nation. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. Wambugu, Peris. "Jane Njeri: 'My promise to my county'". Evewoman Magazine. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. Wambugu, Peris (27 August 2022). "Jane Njeri: 'My promise to my county'". The Standard. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. Nyandoro, Esther (2 September 2022). "The millennials scaling Kenya's political heights". Nation Media Group. Nation. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. Lisimba, Hillary (15 May 2022). "Kirinyaga family in agony as KU Hospital withholds kin's body over KSh 1.3m bill". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. Mutuko, Mumbi (15 April 2022). "28-Yr-Old Beats Private Detective Jane Mugo in Kirinyaga Primaries". Kenyans. Kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. WANG'ONDU, WANGECHI (15 April 2022). "Private detective Jane Mugo floored in Kirinyaga UDA nominations". the-star.co.ke. The Star. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. "Njeri Maina Elected As Kirinyaga Woman Representative" (video). Youtube.com. The Star Kenya. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. "Young lawyer to succeed Ngirici as Kirinyaga woman MP". The Star. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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