Susan Kihika

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Susan Kihika
Senator Susan Kihika.jpg
Born1974 (age 46–47)
Nakuru, Nakuru County, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
Alma materUniversity of North Texas
(Bachelor of Arts in Political Science)
Southern Methodist University
(Juris Doctor)
OccupationLawyer and politician
Years active2006–present
Known forLeadership, Tenacity, Grit
TitleSenator for Nakuru County

Susan Wakarura Kihika, is a Kenyan lawyer and politician, who is the current Senator for Nakuru County. She was elected to that position in 2017.[1] Prior to that, she served as the first female speaker of Nakuru County Assembly.[1] Susan Kihika is also the President of the IPU Bureau of Women Parliamentarians.[2] She is a gubernatorial aspirant for Nakuru County (general elections to be held in 2022).

Background and education[]

She was born in Nakuru County 1974. Her father is a Moi-era politician, the late (1930–2004). Susan is one of the 41 children that her father sired. She was his sixth child with his second wife, Alice.[3] Susan attended Busara Forest View Academy in Nyahururu and Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls’ High School in Nyeri. She then migrated to the United States around 1992, for further education.[3]

She was admitted to the University of North Texas, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2006, she graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the Law School of Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. Subsequently, she was admitted to the Texas Bar, after passing the requisite examinations.[4]

Career before politics[]

Following her graduation from law school, she worked in the public service.[5] Later she left public service and established The Kihika Law Firm in Dallas, Texas. In 2012, after 20 years in the United States, Susan left and returned to her native Kenya.[1][3][4]

Political career[]

In 2013, she contested the Bahati Constituency parliamentary seat but lost. She then went on to beat a field of seven opponents, to emerge as the first Assembly Speaker of Nakuru County.[3][4]

Family[]

Susan Kihika is the mother of two daughters, Tiffany and Ashley.

  1. WTCSusan Kihika got married on a traditional wedding on 7 November 2020 to Sam Mburu in Nyahururu

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Chege, Njoki (9 August 2017). "History as Kenya set to have first elected women senators". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Bureau of Women Parliamentarians". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Mkawale, Steve (18 December 2016). "I am much more than my father's daughter, says Nakuru County Assembly Speaker Susan Kihika". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c SoftKenya (2016). "Susan Kihika Biography,Education and Politics". Nairobi: SoftKenya.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Majority Whip | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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External links[]

  1. ^ "Pomp and color as Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika weds Sam Mburu".
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