Linet Chepkorir Toto (born 1997) is a Kenyan politician under the
UDA 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.
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. She graduated from
Tharaka University
Tharaka University (TUN) is a public university in Kenya.
Location
The main campus of the university is located adjacent to the town of Gatunga, in Tharaka South Sub-county, in Tharaka Nithi County, on the eastern slopes of Mount Kenya in C ...
in April 2021.
Political career
Linet was elected
woman representative in the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
for
Bomet County
Bomet County is located in the Rift Valley region of Kenya, was established in 2010 and had a population of approximately 875,689 ¹ (2009 census) making it the 32nd largest county in Kenya by population. It is bordered by Kericho County to the we ...
in the
2022 general election
The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2022. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world.
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. She won 242,775 votes. She is presumed to be the
youngest member of the
13th Parliament of Kenya
The 13th Parliament of Kenya was elected in the 2022 Kenyan general election.
Composition
The composition of both chambers is as follows: Azimio La Umoja, Azimio la Umoja makes up the majority in the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly, ...
.
Legal issues
In August 2023,, Linet Toto was sued by a former staff member in her office for alleged wrongful dismissal from service.
Personal life
On 14 February 2023, she was engaged to be married. She married her fiancé Godfrey Kimutai on 4 March in a traditional Kalenjin Koito ceremony.
See also
*
13th Parliament of Kenya
The 13th Parliament of Kenya was elected in the 2022 Kenyan general election.
Composition
The composition of both chambers is as follows: Azimio La Umoja, Azimio la Umoja makes up the majority in the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly, ...
References
1997 births
Living people
People from Bomet County
Kenyan women representatives
21st-century Kenyan women politicians
Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya
United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) politicians
Tharaka University alumni
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