Gladys Boss Shollei
{{short description|Kenyan politician}}
{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Gladys Jepkosgei Boss
| honorific-prefix =
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image =
| caption =
| office = Woman Representative for Uasin Gishu
| leader = Member of Parliament
| term_start = 8 August 2017
| predecessor = Eusilah Ngeny
| majority = 139,245 (41.1%)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|5|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Uasin Gishu
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Dr. Neil Richard Horn|2023}}}}
| party = UDA Party
| alma_mater = University of Nairobi
University of Cape Town
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
| website =
| nationality = Kenyan
| honorific_prefix = Honorable
| honorific_suffix = MGH, MP
}}
Gladys Jepkosgei Boss is a Kenyan politician who is currently the Deputy Speaker of the Kenya National Assembly and woman representative for Uasin Gishu County{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/hon-gladys-jepkosgei-boss|publisher=Kenyan Parliament|access-date=4 August 2020|title=Hon. Gladys Jepkosgei-Boss}}. She is a member of the United Democratic Alliance.
Early life
Gladys obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi, a Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law, a master's degree from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
She worked as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi and as Kenya's Deputy Chief Election Officer before becoming Chief Registrar of the Judiciary of Kenya.
She was dismissed from her position of Chief Registrar of the Judiciary in 2013 on grounds of gross misconduct and corruption.{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201310190182.html|title=Kenya: Gladys Boss Sacked|publisher=All Africa|access-date=4 August 2020|date=18 October 2013}} She challenged her dismissal in court, arguing she was not given an opportunity to defend herself{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Gladys-Boss-Judiciary-Chief-Registrar-Sacking/1056-2056968-1312pn1z/index.html|title=I was sacked unfairly, Gladys tells court in plaint|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=4 August 2020|date=1 November 2013}} and although the Industrial Court originally upheld the case in her favour, the Court of Appeal ruled in 2014 that her dismissal was lawful.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Gladys-Boss-was-lawfully-sacked--court-says/1950946-2458536-format-xhtml-4yh2f4/index.html|title=Gladys was lawfully sacked, court says|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=4 August 2020|date=19 September 2014}} In 2017 she was acquitted of criminal charges of corruption and abuse of office.{{cite web|url=https://citizentv.co.ke/news/state-withdraws-abuse-of-office-charges-against-gladys-shollei-179583/|title=State withdraws abuse of office charges against Gladys Shollei|access-date=4 August 2020|publisher=Citizen TV|date=23 October 2017}}
Political career
She was elected to the National Assembly as woman representative for Uasin Gishu in the 2017 general election, representing the Jubilee Party. She is chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation.
In 2018 she tabled a proposed constitutional amendment that would replace the county woman representative positions with new constituencies aimed at increasing the number of female members of parliament and county assemblies.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Gladys-Boss-seeks-to-scrap-post-of-Woman-Rep/1064-4656772-alee29z/index.html|title=Gladys Boss seeks to scrap post of Woman Rep|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=4 August 2020|date=10 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/politics/gladys-boss-tables-bill-to-increase-women-mps-189024|title=Gladys-Shollei-Tables-Bill-to-Increase-Women-MPs|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=4 August 2020|date=25 July 2019}}
She sponsored the Kenya Reparations Bill 2019 that seeks to provide compensation for victims of historic human rights abuses.{{cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/gladys-shollei-seeks-justice-for-victims-of-rights-abuses-181990|title=Gladys Shollei seeks justice for victims of rights abuses|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=4 August 2020|date=30 June 2019}}
In the August 2022 elections, she was re-elected as Uasin Gishu woman representative under a UDA ticket after garnering 292,154 votes against Independent candidate Kemei Dorcas Chebet, who received 54,742 votes.{{cite web|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/uasin-gishu/jonathan-bii-jackson-mandago-gladys-boss-win-uasin-gishu-top-seats-3911956|title=Jonathan Bii, Jackson Mandago, Gladys Boss win Uasin Gishu top seats|publisher=Daily Nation|access-date=26 August 2022|date=12 August 2022}}
=Election results=
{{Election box begin no change|title=General election 2017: Uasin Gishu{{cite book |date=April 2020 |title=Data Report of 2017 Elections |url=https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/resources/siEABKREDq.pdf |publisher= Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission|page= |access-date=5 September 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Jubilee Party|candidate=Gladys Boss|votes=224,922|percentage=59.5}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Independent|candidate=Rael Chebichii Lelei|votes=85,677|percentage=22.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Amani National Congress|candidate=Moira Jepkorir Chepkok|votes=15,033|percentage=4.0}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Maendeleo Chap Chap Party|candidate=Grace Kendagor Kipkemoi|votes=7,313|percentage=1.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Kenya African National Union|candidate=Josephine Cheruto|votes=5,446|percentage=1.4}}
{{Election box majority no change
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|percentage = 41.1
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Personal life
Gladys Jepkosgei Boss is married to Dr Neil Richard Horn in 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thenairobian/news/2001479119/hii-imeenda-mzungu-lover-weds-gladys-boss |title=Gladys Boss weds Dr. Neil Horn in private cultural ceremony }}
Gladys was married to Sam Shollei before they divorced in 2021. She is mother to five children.{{cn|date=July 2023}}
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Category:Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Category:Jubilee Party politicians
Category:Members of the 12th Parliament of Kenya
Category:Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya
Category:21st-century Kenyan women politicians