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Edith Vethi Nyenze
Member of Parliament of the Kenyan Parliament
for Kitui West

Incumbent

Assumed office
26 March 2018
Preceded byFrancis Nyenze
Personal details
Born (1960-12-13) 13 December 1960 (age 63)
Kitui County
Political partyWDM-K
SpouseFrancis Nyenze[1]
Children1 son & 2 daughters
Residence(s)Kitui West, Kitui County

Edith Vethi Nyenze is a Kamba Kenyan politician who is the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency. She was elected to succeed her late husband Francis Nyenze as the 7th Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency. She belongs to the WDM.

Kitui West By-election[edit]

Following the death of her husband in December 2017, Edith declared her intention to plunk into the elective politics. She entered in the race to succeed him as Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency in the subsequent by-election on 26 March 2018; and participated in the WDM party primary election process emerging the winner. She beat Maluki Mwendwa son to Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa.[2]

On 26 March 2018 she won the seat on a landslide victory, garnering 72% of the total votes casts. The by-election voter turnout was said to be 38%.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edith Nyenze easily wins Kitui West parliamentary seat". Capital News. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  • ^ "Edith Nyenze wins Wiper nominations for Kitui West by-election". Citizentv.co.ke. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  • ^ "The Star". The Star. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

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