Rozaah Akinyi Buyu
Rozaah Akinyi Buyu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Olago Aluoch |
| Constituency | Kisumu West Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Orange Democratic Movement |
Rozaah Akinyi Buyu is a Kenyan politician from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM).[1] She represents the Kisumu West Constituency in the National Assembly.
Life
[edit]She went to primary school in Kisamu and she continued her schooling at Loreto Limuru High School. She then went to Kenyatta University where she graduated with a B.Ed. and taught for six years. In 1992 she joined Johnson & Johnson for seven years.[1]
One source says that she was elected to parliament in 2017.[1] In the 2022 Kenyan general election she become one of the first women to be elected MP in Kisumu County since independence.[2] The first had been Grace Onyango in 1969, Grace had also been a former teacher and she served until 1983 before she was replaced by male MPs in the seven constituencies of Kusumu County.[3] One of the later ones was Olago Aluoch who served for three terms before he was replaced by Rozaah Akinyi Buyu.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hon. Buyu, Rozaah Akinyi | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b "Roza Buyu becomes second woman MP in Kisumu". The Star. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
- ^ "NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST FEMALE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, HON. GRACE ONYANGO | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Rozaah Buyu clinches Kisumu West Constituency MP seat". The Star. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
See also
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