Esther Okenyuri Anyieni
{{Short description|Kenyan politician (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Esther Okenyuri Anyieni
| native_name = Nyaituga
| native_name_lang = Kisii
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|02|18}}
| nationality = Kenyan
| alma_mater = The Kenya High School
Maasai Mara University
| title = Nominated Senator
| party = United Democratic Alliance (UDA)
| mother = Lydia Nyachija Munema
| father = Henry Anyieni Oketch
| website = {{URL|parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-esther-anyieni-okenyuri}}
}}
Esther Okenyuri Anyieni (born February 18, 1991) commonly known as "Essy" and locally "Nyaituga" is a Member of Parliament at the 4th Senate of Kenya, / 13th Parliament of Kenya,{{Cite web |title=Sen. Esther Anyieni Okenyuri {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-esther-anyieni-okenyuri |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}} nominated{{Cite web |date=2022-07-10 |title=Raila, DP allies dominate lists of National Assembly, Senate nominees |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/raila-dp-allies-dominate-lists-of-national-assembly-senate-nominees-3874932 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Nation |language=en}} by Kenya's ruling party, United Democratic Alliance.{{Cite web |title=Home - United Democratic Alliance |url=https://uda.ke/,%20https://uda.ke/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |language=en-US}} She is a member of KEWOPA,{{Cite web |title=Senators β KEWOPA |url=https://www.kewopa.org/?page_id=961 |access-date=2023-11-20 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Senators β KEWOPA |url=https://www.kewopa.org/?page_id=961 |access-date=2023-04-04 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) - Kenya - 50 Million African Women Speak |url=https://www.womenconnect.org/web/kenya/mentors/-/asset_publisher/Ow2RQQJcJzxI/content/kenya-women-parliamentary-association-kewopa- |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.womenconnect.org}} the Vice Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism,{{Cite web |title=SEN. ESTHER OKENYURI ELECTED VICE CHAIRPERSON, STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRADE, INDUSTRILIZATION & TOURISM {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/sen-esther-okenyuri-elected-vice-chairperson-standing-committee-trade-industrilization-tourism |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}} a member of the Senate Standing Committee{{Cite web |title=Senate Committees {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/committees/senate-committees |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}} on Health,{{Cite web |last=Parliament |first=Kenya |title=Senate Committees |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/sen-esther-okenyuri-elected-vice-chairperson-standing-committee-trade-industrilization-tourism |website=Parliament of Kenya}} and the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee. She is the current Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association,{{Cite web |last=Kenya Young |first=Parliamentarians |date=31 March 2023 |title=Kenya Young Parliamentarians |url=https://kypa.or.ke/}} and the Organizing Secretary of Kenyan Women Senators Association.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-27 |title=Women MPs elect Sankaire as new Kewopa chair |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/women-mps-elect-sankaire-as-new-kewopa-chair-4174594 |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Nation |language=en}} She is an Executive Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association{{Cite web |title=ππππππππππππ πππππππππππππ πππππππππππ πππππ ππππππ πππππ ππππππ πππππππ πππππππ, πππππ πππ ππ π πππ πππππππ {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/node/20542 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}} (CPA) Kenya Branch.{{Cite web |title=Commonwealth Parliamentary association Kenya branch elects new officials |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-08-13-commonwealth-parliamentary-association-kenya-branch-elects-new-officials/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}}
Okenyuri{{Cite web |title=Dokeza - Making our own laws |url=https://info.mzalendo.com/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=DOKEZA |language=en}} was gazetted as a nominated Senator {{Cite web |title=IEBC gazettes Esther Okenyuri new UDA senator |url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-11-02-iebc-gazettes-esther-okenyuri-new-senator/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=The Star |language=en-KE}} for Soipan Tuya,{{Cite web |last=Codingest |date=2022-09-30 |title=Esther Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator |url=https://getembetv.co.ke/esther-okenyuri-poised-to-replace-soipan-tuya-as-nominated-senator |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Getembe Television Network |language=en}} who was{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Esther Okenyuri Replaces Soipan Tuya in Senate - Kenyans.co.ke |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/81216-esther-okenyuri-replaces-soipan-tuya-senate |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.kenyans.co.ke |language=EN}} appointed {{Cite web |date=2022-09-30 |title=Ruto ex-aide to take Senate seat after Tuyaβs CS promotion |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/ruto-ex-aide-to-take-senate-seat-after-tuya-s-cs-promotion-3967442 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Nation |language=en}} by President William Ruto,{{Cite web |last=Abuga |first=Eric |title=Essy Okenyuri poised to replace Soipan Tuya as nominated senator |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001458276/essy-okenyuri-poised-to-replace-soipan-tuya-as-nominated-senator |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=The Standard |language=en}} EGH as the Ministry of Environment Cabinet Secretary.{{Cite web |title=Ministry Leadership β Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry |url=https://www.environment.go.ke/ministry-leadership/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |language=en-US}}
Early life
Esther Okenyuri Anyieni{{Cite web |last=enock |first=sir |date=2022-12-07 |title=Senator Esther Okenyuri Biography [Photos] Age, Education, Career, Tribe, Contacts, & Net Worth |url=https://kisiifinest.co.ke/senator-esther-okenyuri-biography |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=KISII FINEST |language=en-US}} was born on February 18, 1991, in Kenyenya{{Cite web |last=Mindart |first=Org |date=31 March 2023 |title=Kenyenya |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-192942.html}} village in Bomachoge Borabu, in Kisii County{{Cite web |last=Onyatta |first=Ben |title=Welcome to Kisii County Website |url=https://kisii.go.ke/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=kisii.go.ke |language=en-gb}} to Henry Anyieni Oketch (1956β2006), a civil servant, and Lydia Nyachija Munema, a high school teacher.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
She joined Tarang'aya Girls Primary School for her KCPE education before proceeding to The Kenya High School in 2006. She completed her secondary education in 2009 after sitting for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. She graduated from Maasai Mara University with a BSc in Information sciences (Records management option) in 2015. She has completed Certified Public Accountant Part One from the Kisii College of Accountancy.{{Cite web |title=You are being redirected... |url=https://kenyacradle.com/kisii-college-of-accountancy/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=kenyacradle.com}}
Political career
Okenyuri was a student leader{{Cite web |date=2020-07-03 |title=Student leaders bring a brush of youthfulness to politics |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/student-leaders-bring-a-brush-of-youthfulness-to-politics--420836 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Nation |language=en}} at the Maasai Mara University{{Cite web |title=Senator Esther Okenyuri Anyieni Archives |url=https://nairobiwire.com/tag/senator-esther-okenyuri-anyieni |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Nairobi Wire |language=en-US}} Students Organization. She was appointed by the then President Uhuru Kenyatta to head the youth wing of the Jubilee Party Campaigns in Kisii County during the re-election campaigns of the Jubilee Government in 2017.
Between 2017 and 2022, Esther Okenyuri Anyieni worked in the Strategy and Delivery Unit in the Office of the Deputy President as an Assistant Director of Research under the stewardship of Dr John Chikat
Towards the 2022 presidential general elections, she founded Women for Ruto Organization, a women's movement that campaigned for the United Democratic Movement{{Cite web |last=Kenya |first=U. D. A. |title=United Democratic Alliance {{!}} Kazi Ni Kazi |url=http://www.uda.co.ke/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=UDA Kenya |language=en}} presidential candidate William Ruto, who was declared the winner of the 2022 elections by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://mzalendo.com/parliament/politician/esther-okenyuri-anyieni/ Dokeza - Making our own laws]
- [http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate/sen-esther-anyieni-okenyuri Sen. Esther Anyieni Okenyuri | The Kenyan Parliament Website]
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Category:Members of the Senate of Kenya
Category:21st-century Kenyan women politicians