Sabina Wanjiru Chege (born 22 August 1978) is a Kenyan politician and former television actress and radio presenter who is a member of the Kenyan Parliament.
Sabina Chege | |
|---|---|
 Chege in 2020 | |
| Nominated MP to National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2022 | |
| Woman Representative for Murang'a County | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 8 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Beatrice Maina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sabina Wanjiru Chege 22 August 1978 (age 46) |
| Political party | Jubilee Party |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
She served as the Woman Representative in the National Assembly for Murang'a County (2013–2022).
Education and early career
editSabina Wanjiru Chege attended Our Lady Consolata Mugoiri Girls High School in Murang'a County,[1] and thereafter the Kenya Institute of Management and the University of Nairobi where she obtained a Bachelor of Education degree and a master's degree in communication.[2] Prior to entering politics she was an actress in the television soap Tausi where she played the role of Rehema. She subsequently worked as a radio presenter on Coro FM and in radio management at Kameme FM and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation.[3] She is married with three children.[4]
Political career
editShe was elected to the National Assembly as a women's representative for Muranga County in 2013 with 96.6% of the vote. She was a member of the National Alliance party. In the 2017 general election, she was re-elected, now as a member of the Jubilee Party. The Jubilee party was formed in 2016 as a successor to the Jubilee Alliance, a coalition of several political parties including Chege's National Alliance party.[5] In her first term in parliament she was chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research & Technology and a member of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee. Since 2017 she has served as chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health.[6][7]
In 2019 she sponsored the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Bill which commercialised blood transfusions and created a new national body to coordinate blood donations nationally. This move was criticised by the Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers.[8] She also sponsored the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill that would require employers to provide facilities and breaks for employees who were breastfeeding.[9]
She was succeeded by Beatrice Njeri Maina in the 2022 Kenyan General elections for the Murang'a Women Rep position.[10] She had declared an interest in becoming the running-mate for Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto in the 2022 presidential election.[11] She then supported Raila Odinga.
In May 2023, she pledged allegiance to President William Ruto.[12] for disloyalty, former president Uhuru Kenyatta expelled her from the Jubilee party.[13]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | Maitu Sabina Wanjiru Chege | 391,825 | 77.4 | |
| Independent | Evelyn Waithira Nyoike | 114,684 | 22.6 | |
| Majority | 277,141 | 54.7 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Alliance | Sabina Wanjiru Chege | 402,380 | 96.6 | |
| Kenya National Congress | Mercy Wanjiku Kimwe | 8,510 | 2 | |
| ODM | Hellen Njeri Kiarie | 5,832 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 393,870 | 94.5 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Our Lady Consolata Mugoiri Girls High School. "Message from the Principal's Desk". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Sabina Wanjiru Chege". University of Nairobi. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Hot Women Representative Sabina Chege and co-wife in love drama". The Standard. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "MP: I am happily married to my husband". Daily Nation. 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Sabina Wanjiru Chege". Mzalendo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "When Sabina Chege was robbed of joy and the teary aftermath". Daily Nation. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Munuhe. "Inside story of why the Teachers Service Commission list was rejected". The Standard. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "More opposition for Sabina Chege's blood transfusion commercialisation Bill". Daily Nation. 24 December 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Boost for working mothers as MPs pass breastfeeding bill". The Standard. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Former Athi Water director replaces Sabina Chege as Murang'a Woman Rep". People Daily.
- ^ "Murang'a woman rep Sabina Chege wants to be Ruto's deputy in 2022". Daily Nation. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ Anyango, Manny (19 May 2023). "I fully support, honour you – Sabina Chege to Ruto". The Star. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Moment of truth as Uhuru takes on Kega, Sabina Chege at Jubilee Party NDC". Nation. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Data Report of 2017 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. April 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Data Report of 2013 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 30 March 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.