Jayne Kihara
Hon. Jayne Njeri Wanjiku Kihara | |
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| Member of Parliament for Naivasha Constituency | |
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| Nationality | Kenyan |
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| Occupation | Politician |
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Jayne Njeri Wanjiku Kihara is a Kenyan politician. She is currently the only member of parliament for Naivasha Constituency.[1] Other women are the single member constituency representatives and these are Charity Kathambi Chepkwony for Njoro Constituency, Martha Wangari Wanjira for Gilgil Constituency and Irene Mrembo Njoki for Bahati Constituency.[2]
She Voted Yes to Pass the Finance Bill 2023 and also Finance Bill 2024 on 20th June 2024.She is also credited with aiding the grabbing of Ndabibi Farm. Kihara was involved in defending President William Ruto over the ownership of a 5000-acre piece of land in Ndabibi. She insisted that Ruto legally acquired the land and accused local leaders of orchestrating a land-grabbing scheme targeting unsuspecting owners.
In FY 2021/2022, She had Kshs. 64M in unsupported bursary payments from the NG-CDF. The Auditor General's report highlighted significant discrepancies and ineffective internal controls, raising concerns about the lawful use of public funds.
Education
Jayne Njeri Wanjiru Kihara attended her primary at Riamukurue. She also joined secondary education at Githunguri Girls. She furthered her education at Cathedral Secretarial College.[3]
Personal life
She is the wife of the late member of parliament for Naivasha Constituency, Paul Kihara.[4][5]
References
- ^ "single constituency women member of parliament" (PDF).
- ^ "New dawn: Women's historic wins in year of firsts, shifting tides and upsets". Daily Nation. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "Hon. Kihara, Jayne Njeri Wanjiru | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "What you didn't know about Naivasha MP Jane Kihara". hivisasa.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Naivasha MP Paul Kihara Dies in SA". The East African Standard. Nairobi. February 9, 2003. Archived from the original on March 6, 2003 – via allAfrica.com.