Wanjiku Muhia is a Kenyan politician and Current Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency, and The Chairperson of Regional Integration Committee; Served as Regional Member of Parliament in the 4th East African Legislative Assembly(EALA) (2018-2022); and the First Nyandarua County Women Representative (2013-2017). Muhia is the founder of Wanjiku Muhia Foundation which works with the Nyandarua Cancer Centre educating people about cancer.

Education

She attended Kamahia Primary School and later joined Nakuru High School where she sat for her O-Level exams. she graduated from the

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with Diploma in Human Resources Management and from Kenya Methodist University with Bachelor in Business Administration. Muhia has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from University of Sunderland UK and she studied Leaders in Development: Managing Change i then a Dynamic World from Harvard Kennedy School. She was the Regional Customer Service Manager at Equity Bank Limited (2006-2012) and the Human Resource/ Administration Manager at Florensis BV (1998-2003).

Politics

Muhia was the women's representative for Nyandarua and current member of parliament representing Kipipiri constituency in Nyandarua county. She was elected as an MP for the

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in the

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, with 158,486 votes (66.7% of all votes cast). In December 2017, the Jubilee Party nominated Wanjiku for the

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. She secured her place on the ELEA with 180 votes. On 9 August 2022, she was elected member of the national assembly representing the Kipipiri constituency, beating the incumbent Amos Kimunya of the Jubilee party.

Achievements

* She amended the Persons Living with Disability (PLWDs) Act of 2013. This amendment compelled all television stations in Kenya to include sign language in their news bulletins and programs of national importance. * Hon. Wanjiku Muhia petitioned the government to reinstate cargo carriers on PSV (Matatu), this helped in preserving jobs for hundreds of thousands of youths in the country.

References

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Muhia Wanjiku

Hon Wanjiku Muhia, MP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhia, Wanjiku Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Kenyan women representatives Members of the East African Legislative Assembly