Joyce Chepkoech Korir
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Kenya |
| Name wey dem give am | Joyce |
| Spouse | Leonard Korir |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English, Swahili, Kalenjin |
| Ein occupation | politician |
| Position ehold | Member of the National Assembly, mayor |
| Honorific prefix | The Honourable |
| Described at URL | http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/members/item/3951-hon-chepkoech-joyce-korir |
Joyce Chepkoech Korir be Kenyan politician wey serve as Women Representative for Bomet County insyd 12th Parliament of Kenya from 2017 go 2022. She still be de first female mayor for Bomet Municipality, wey she hold dat position between 2007 den 2013.
Background den education
[edit | edit source]Korir attend Tendwet Primary School between 1987 den 1995.[1] Later she enroll for Mugango Secondary School from 1996 go 1999, before she join Kenya Institute of Legal Studies insyd 2004, wey she take get Certificate of Legal Studies.[1] She then collect Diploma insyd County Governance from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology for 2014.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]For 2007, Korir win election as Councillor for Singorwet Ward wey she still serve as Deputy Mayor.[1] By 2011, dem elect am as de first female Mayor for Bomet Municipality,[2] wey she remain Mayor til 2013.
Under Jubilee Party for 2017, Korir wey dat time be Bomet County Assembly Deputy Speaker contest for de office of Woman Representative insyd Kenya 12th Parliament, wey she win am, replace Cecilia Ng’etich.[3]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Korir marry Leonard Korir, but he die for 2016.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 "Hon. Chepkoech, Joyce Korir | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ↑ "Bomet Picks First Woman Mayor". Daily Nation. 4 July 2011. p. 01. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Three fight for open Bomet woman rep slot | Kenya". nation.africa. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ↑ Kipkemoi, Jefferson. "Bomet politics boil over at the late Constable Leonard Korir's funeral". The Standard (in English). Retrieved 2022-03-17.
External links
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- CS1 English-language sources (en)
- Kenyan people
- People wey komot Bomet County
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology alumni
- 21st-century Kenyan women politicians
- Jubilee Party politicians
- Members of de National Assembly (Kenya)
- Human
- Kenyan women representatives
- Women mayors of places insyd Kenya
- Members of de 12th Parliament of Kenya
- First women mayors