Margaret Wanjiru
Bishop Margaret Wanjiru | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Starehe Constituency | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Maina Kamanda |
| Succeeded by | Maina Kamanda |
| Assistant Minister for Housing | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Wanjiru |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | Jubilee Party (formerly Orange Democratic Movement) |
| Children | 3, including Stephen Kariuki |
| Occupation | Politician, Bishop |
Margaret Wanjiru[1] is a Kenyan politician and a Bishop at Jesus is Alive Ministries (JIAM).
Career and Political life
[edit]She is also popularly known as 'Mama Na Kazi'. She belongs to the Jubilee Party after leaving the ODM party[2] and was elected to represent the Starehe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.[3] In 2010-2013, she was appointed into the cabinet as an Assistant Minister for Housing.[4]
She risked losing her parliamentary seat after a 2010 vote recount indicated that her opponent, Maina Kamanda (PNU), had won the election by a clear margin.[5] As a result, a by-election was held on September 20, 2010, in which Wanjiru retained the seat, defeating Kamanda.[6]
Personal life
[edit]She has three children: Stephen Kariuki[7] (a politician who has served as a Kenyan member of parliament representing Mathare constituency ), Evans Kariuki,[8] and Purity Kariuki.[9] She was diagnosed with COVID-19 on May 21, 2020, which led to her admission to the ICU at Nairobi Hospital.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bishop Margaret Wanjiru | Jesus Is Alive Ministries". jiam.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Wainaina, Eric (2014-10-10). "I quit ODM long time ago". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ "Margaret Wanjiru Kariuki". Mzalendo. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Daily Nation, April 16, 2010: Declare me MP, says Kamanda
- ^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
- ^ "Steven Kariuki". Mzalendo. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Pastor Evans & Ashley Kariuki | Jesus Is Alive Ministries". jiam.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Bishop Wanjiru attends daughter's wedding in US - PHOTOS - Nairobi News". Nairobi News. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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