Linet Toto

Linet Chepkorir Toto (born 1997) is a Kenyan politician under the UDA[1] party. After the general election on 9 August 2022, Chepkorir, better known as Toto, is presumed to be the youngest woman to be elected to the National Assembly, currently the Woman Representative in Bomet County.

Linet Toto Chepkorir
County Woman Representative of Bomet County
Assumed office
8 September 2022
Personal details
Born
Linet Chepkorir

1997
Chemomul, Bomet County, Kenya
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance
Alma materTharaka Nithi University (Bachelor's Degree - Procurement)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Linet Chepkorir, popularly known as Toto, was the third born child to Leonard Lang’at and Betty Lang’at in Chemomul, Bomet County. She went to Kapsimbiri Elementary School, where she sat for her KCPE and later on joined Kapsimbiri Secondary School before transferring to Siwot Secondary for her secondary education.[2] She graduated from Tharaka University in April 2021.

Political career

Linet was elected woman representative in the National Assembly for Bomet County in the 2022 general election.[3] She won 242,775 votes.[4] She is presumed to be the youngest member of the 13th Parliament of Kenya.[5]

In August 2023,, Linet Toto was sued by a former staff member in her office for alleged wrongful dismissal from service.[6]

Personal life

On 14 February 2023, she was engaged to be married.[7] She married her fiancé Godfrey Kimutai on 4 March in a traditional Kalenjin Koito ceremony.[8]

See also

References
  1. Wanja, Claire (2022-08-13). "Win for women #KenyaDecides2022". KBC. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. "Hon. Chepkorir, Linet". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. Khaemba, Amos (2022-08-12). "Age is just a number: Toto thanks Bomet voters for trusting her with leadership". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. Nyaguthie, Racheal (2022-08-11). "Dreams do come true: Linet Toto, 24, wins Bomet woman rep seat". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. Linet Toto wins Bomet Women Rep trouncing her competitors by a landslide, retrieved 2022-08-14
  6. "Bomet Woman Rep Linet Toto faces lawsuit over alleged wrongful dismissal". Nation. 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. "Bomet MP Linet Toto Gets Engaged in Private Ceremony - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. Okumu, Lynet (2023-09-05). "MP Linet Toto sparks online reactions with floor-length Sunday best". Pulselive Kenya. Retrieved 2023-09-23.


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