Kenyan Female Leaders

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Amina Mohamed

(Kenyan Lawyer, Diplomat, and Cabinet Secretary)

Birthdate: October 5, 1961

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Kakamega, Kenya

Amina Mohamed is a Kenyan lawyer, diplomat, and cabinet secretary. She is the current Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage. An influential political figure, Amina Mohamed previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 20 May 2013 to 5 February 2018 and then as the Cabinet Secretary for Education from 5 February 2018 to 2 March 2019.

Martha Karua

(Kenyan Politician and Women's Rights Activist)

Birthdate: September 22, 1957

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Kirinyaga District, Kenya

Martha Karua is a Kenyan politician who served as the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs from 7 December 2005 to 6 April 2009. She also served as the Minister for Water Resources Management and Development from 3 January 2003 to 24 November 2005. Martha Karua is also a women's rights activist.

Anne Waiguru

(Kenyan Politician and the Current Governor of Kirinyaga County)

Birthdate: April 16, 1971

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Kenya

Anne Waiguru is a Kenyan politician and the current governor of Kirinyaga County. From 15 May 2013 to 21 November 2015, she served as the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution. Anne Waiguru is credited for the establishment of Huduma Centres, public places where citizens can have easy access to governmental services.

Monica Juma

(Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum of Kenya)

Birthdate: 1964 AD

Birthplace: Kenya

Monica Juma is a Kenyan diplomat and the current Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum in Kenya. An important political leader, Juma served as the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2018. She also served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2020 and then as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence from 2020 to 2021.

Esther Passaris

(Kenyan Politician, Entrepreneur, and Women’s Rights Activist)

Birthdate: October 20, 1964

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Mombasa, Kenya

Kenyan politician Esther Passaris has not just been a marketing and PR professional but has also been a Ms. Kenya runner-up. An active women’s rights campaigner, she is also an entrepreneur and owns Adopt a Light. An ODM party member, she also represents the Nairobi City County as its county woman representative.

Susan Kihika

(Kenyan Politician the First Female to Become the Governor of Nakuru County)

Birthdate: 1974 AD

Birthplace: Nakuru, Kenya

Susan Kihika is a Kenyan politician and lawyer. She is the current governor of Nakuru County and the first female to serve in that position. An important political figure, Susan Kihika also served as the Senator of Nakuru County from 31 August 2017 to 25 August 2022.

Gladys Boss Shollei

(Woman Representative for the Uasin Gishu County in the Kenyan National Assembly.)

Birthdate: May 27, 1974

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Kenya

Gladys Boss Shollei is a Kenyan politician who is a currently woman representative for the Uasin Gishu county in the Kenyan National Assembly. One of the most important members of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA Party), Gladys Boss Shollei is credited with sponsoring the Kenya Reparations Bill 2019.

Joyce Laboso

(Kenyan Politician Who Served as the Second Governor of 'Bomet County')

Birthdate: November 25, 1960

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Bomet County, Kenya

Died: July 29, 2019

Kenyan politician Joyce Laboso, who had been an MP for Sotik and the Governor of Bomet County, had also been a lecturer at Egerton University. A Jubilee Party member, she was one of the first 3 female governors in Kenya. She died of cancer, after undergoing treatment in the UK and India.

Charity Ngilu

(Kenyan Politician & the Second Governor of Kitui)

Birthdate: January 28, 1952

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Machakos County, Kenya

Kenyan politician Charity Ngilu has served as the County Governor of Kitui. One of Kenya’s first 3 female governors, she has previously also been the country’s minister of health and minister of water and irrigation. She was named Mama Rainbow for her association with the National Rainbow Coalition.

Beatrice Elachi

(Former Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly)

Birthdate: 1973 AD

Birthplace: Kakamega, Kenya

Beatrice Elachi is a Kenyan politician best known for her service as the Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly from 2017 to 2020. Prior to her political career, Beatrice Elachi worked closely with the United Nations and served as a Programs Officer for UN Women.

Grace Ogot

(One of the First Members of Parliament from Kenya)

Birthdate: May 15, 1930

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Asembo, Kenya

Died: March 18, 2015

Grace Ogot was a Kenyan nurse, politician, journalist, diplomat, and author. One of the first members of parliament from Kenya, Ogot served as an assistant minister during her political career. A prolific writer, Grace Ogot was one of the first Anglophone female Kenyan authors to have her works published.

Raychelle Omamo

(Kenyan Lawyer and Politician)

Birthdate: July 6, 1962

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Bondo, Kenya

Initially a lawyer, Raychelle Omamo later stepped into Kenyan politics. She scripted history as Kenya’s first female ambassador to France and Portugal. She has also been Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defense and is now the country’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. She is also associated with the East African Law Society.

Sicily Kariuki

(Kenyan Politician)

Birthplace: Nyandarua County, Kenya

Sicily Kariuki had a full-fledged career in business before she joined Kenyan politics. She has previously served as the MD and CEO of the Tea Board of Kenya. She has also been Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Health and is now the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation.

Sabina Wanjiru Chege

(Kenyan Politician and Former Actor and Radio Presenter)

Birthdate: 1972 AD

Birthplace: Kenya

Initially an actor with the Kenya National Theater, politician Sabina Wanjiru Chege had also been a radio presenter and has starred in the TV soap Tausi. An expert on women’s issues, she has been initiatives on breastfeeding and blood transfusion. She now serves as the woman representative for Murang'a County.

Margaret Kenyatta

(Kenyan Politician Who Served as the Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976)

Birthdate: February 16, 1928

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya

Died: April 5, 2017

Margaret Kenyatta was a Kenyan politician who served as the Mayor of Nairobi from 1970 to 1976. An important politician, she also served as her country's Permanent Representative to the UN from 1976 to 1986. Margaret Kenyatta is also remembered as the daughter of Jomo Kenyatta, who served as Kenya's first president.

Millie Odhiambo

(Kenyan Politician and Lawyer)

Birthdate: November 1, 1966

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Homa Bay, Kenya

Millie Odhiambo is a Kenyan politician and lawyer. She has been serving as a Member of Parliament for Mbita Constituency since 15 January 2013. A controversial and outspoken politician, Millie Odhiambo is credited with founding the CRADLE Children's Foundation, which aims at improving children's rights in Kenya.

Gladys Wanga

(Kenyan Politician)

Birthdate: March 7, 1981

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kenya

The daughter of local councillor John Nyasuna, Kenyan politician Gladys Wanga later scripted history as the first woman from Kenya’s western region to head as a governor. While she has previously been the county woman representative of Homa Bay County, she is now the governor of the same county.

Judy Wakhungu

(Kenyan Politician and Diplomat)

Birthplace: Bungoma, Kenya

The current Kenyan ambassador to France, Judy Wakhungu has previously been a geologist and was the first woman to teach at the University of Nairobi’s geology department. She has been associated with the UNCSTD and has been the Ministry of Energy and Regional Development’s first female geologist.

Jemimah Gecaga

(Kenyan Politician and Businesswoman)

Birthdate: 1920 AD

Birthplace: Kenya

Died: 1979 AD

Jemimah Gecaga was a Kenyan politician and businesswoman. She is credited with founding Maendeleo Ya Wanawake, a women's non-governmental organization that deals with issues concerning gender equity and women's rights in Kenya. Jemimah Gecaga also served as the president of the Young Women's Christian Association in Kenya.

Farida Karoney

(Cabinet Secretary for Lands in Kenya)

Birthdate: 1969 AD

Birthplace: Kenya

Farida Karoney is a Kenyan politician and journalist. She is currently serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Lands in Kenya. Prior to her current position, Farida Karoney was the chief operating officer of a media conglomerate known as the Royal Media Services.

Muthoni Kirima

(Kenyan Freedom Fighter)

Birthdate: 1931 AD

Birthplace: Kenya

Muthoni Kirima is a Kenyan former military fighter who was part of the Dedan Kimathi-led Mau Mau Uprising during the 1950s. Muthoni was the only female fighter to have achieved the rank of field-marshal in the Mau Mau army. Apart from playing a key role as a fighter, Muthoni Kirima also nursed the injured soldiers during the war.

Margaret Kobia

(Cabinet Secretary for the Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs in Kenya)

Birthdate: 1958 AD

Birthplace: Meru County, Kenya

Margaret Kobia is a Kenyan political leader who is currently serving as the Cabinet Secretary for the Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs in Kenya. From 2012 to 2018, she served as the Kenya Public Service Commission's chairperson. Over the course of her career, Margaret Kobia has won many awards such as the Commonwealth Gordon Draper Award.

Wambui Otieno

(Kenyan Freedom Fighter, Politician, Activist, and Writer)

Birthdate: June 21, 1936

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Kiambu County, Kenya

Died: August 30, 2011

Wambui Otieno was a Kenyan politician, activist, and writer. She is best remembered for her participation in the Mau Mau Uprising in Nairobi. She spied on the British and even procured arms for the soldiers. After Kenya's independence, Wambui Otieno went on to establish a political career.

Margaret Wanjiru

(Kenyan Politician Who Served as the Assistant Minister for Housing from 2010 to 2013)

Birthdate: December 22, 1961

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya

Margaret Wanjiru is a Kenyan politician who served as the Assistant Minister for Housing from 2010 to 2013. She also serves as a Bishop at Jesus is Alive Ministries. Margaret Wanjiru is currently a member of the Jubilee Party of Kenya.