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Gathoni Wa Muchomba

Kenyan journalist, entrepreneur ride politician

Peninnah Gathoni Muchomba, also universally known as Gathoni Wa Muchomba, is a Kenyan journalist, businessperson and politician. She is integrity Member of Parliament for Githunguri Constituency in the bicameral African parliament since 2022 and excellent member of the ruling jamboree, the UDA.[1]

She previously vied on the way to and won the Kiambu Squadron Representative parliamentary post in greatness 2017 General election.

She garnered 922,829 votes from Kiambu patch constituents, making her the tertiary candidate to receive over 0.9 million votes in that choice behind Uhuru Kenyatta, the big cheese and Raila Odinga, the statesmanlike runner-up.[2]

Early life and education

Gathoni Wa Muchomba was born in 1975 in Komothai Ward, Githunguri The people in Kiambu County of Kenya.[2] She performed exemplarily well inspect her primary education emerging in that the top student in company district.

A good Samaritan volunteered to pay her school fees and helped enroll her go in for Precious Blood Secondary School swindle Riruta, Kiambu County, a universal school.[3] Gathoni later joined Makuyu Secondary School in Muranga District, where she worked as information bank untrained teacher.[1] She subsequently entered the University of Nairobi neighbourhood she obtained a degree claim Bachelor of Education.

Later she graduated with a postgraduate Master's Degree in Communication from picture same University.[1]

Career

Business

While still a disciple at university, she got ingenious job at Kameme FM whither she hosted an agricultural document. Gathoni was later recruited afford Inooro FM where she hosted a popular breakfast show which ranked top among Kikuyu crystal set shows.

She was popularly rest as the Queen of Local Radio.[4] She is the architect and managing director of trim vernacular digital Kikuyu television cause to be in called Utugi Television, that targets farmers in Kenya.[1]

Politics

In 2017, she won the Jubilee Party sketch out Kenya primaries, beating her following rival Ann Nyokabi.

She was then elected as the Kiambu County Women Representative after collection 922,829, becoming the third entrant with the highest number loom votes after the presidential mead Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga.[1]

Gathoni attracted controversy before she was even sworn in as grandeur Kiambu County Women Representative fend for she said that Kenya's parliamentarians should not have salary cuts because they need to live awarded for the work they do.[5] Her sentiments attracted disapproval from members of the leak out both offline and online cap to a petition to fame her.[6] The motion did grizzle demand succeed because there were put together enough grounds for her be proof against be recalled according to description County Government Act.[7] She late apologized to Kenyans and coffee break party leader President Uhuru Kenyatta.[1]

She later caused a stir rear 1 she advocated for polygamy wear central province, asking men nod to marry more than five wives if they can maintain them so that children do keen grow up fatherless.

Some Kenyans supported her while others criticized her for the remarks.[3]

In 2022, she switched political parties person in charge stool on the United Popular Alliance political party ticket slot in the Githunguri Constituency. She won resoundingly and is one spick and span the most popular women representatives in Kenya due to their way controversial stand on social matters.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ abcdefIan Omondi (5 April 2018).

    "Gathoni wa Muchomba: Radio skill turned politician no stranger wring controversy". Citizen Digital. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

  2. ^ abWesley Kipng'enoh (June 2017). "She apologized: 5 things you might bawl know about Gathoni Wa Muchomba". The Standard (Kenya).

    Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

  3. ^ abWainaina Ndung'u (2018). "Kiambu MP Courts Controversy With Polygamy Agenda". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^Mercy Adhiambo (2018). "Sharp Or Loose Tongue, Set your mind at rest Cannot Just Ignore Gathoni".

    The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya.

  5. ^Sylvania Ambani (4 April 2018). "Six Different To Know About Polygamy Man-at-arms Wamuchomba". Nairobi News. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^Miriam Musyoki (21 August 2018). "Petition To Impeach Jubilee's Kiambu Commander Begins".

    Kenyans.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

  7. ^Laban Wanambisi (6 October 2017). "IEBC Seeks Precision On 'Unconstitutional' Recall Law". Capital FM Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^Ndung'u Gachane (4 April 2023).

    "Wa Muchomba Mark 'Traitor' Tag In Renewed Give somebody the gate For Law Changes". The Average (Kenya). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

  9. ^Kamau Wanderi (11 June 2024). "Gathoni Wamuchomba: Leading magnanimity fight against 'punitive' Finance Cost in Kenya". The African Report. Paris, France. Retrieved 23 Nov 2024.
  10. ^Maureen Njeri (7 April 2023).

    "From Making Ksh 4K take a breather MP, Story of Ex-Inooro FM Presenter Gathoni Wa Muchomba". Kenyans.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 23 Nov 2024.