Mercy Gakuya
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Mercy Gakuya is a Kenyan politician. She is a member of Jubilee Party and the member of parliament for Kasarani Constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.africanews.com/2017/08/11/22-women-make-grand-entry-into-kenya-s-parliament/|title=22 women make grand entry into Kenya's parliament|last=AfricaNews|date=2017-08-11|website=Africanews|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://womenaspirants-kenya.org/candidates/mercy-wanjiku-gakuya/|title=Mercy Wanjiku Gakuya – Tuvuke Initiative|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/node/3229|title=Hon. Gakuya, Mercy Wanjiku|last=|first=|date=|website=National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-10}}
Life
Gakuya was born and brought up in Nairobi County. Her family relocated to Muringa and there she had her primary and secondary education at Muringa Primary School and Gitugi Girls Secondary School respectively. She furthered her education at the University of Nairobi where she acquired a bachelor's degree in a Chemistry and Zoology, and a master's degree in Medical Physiology.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/politics/father-and-daughter-who-are-both-mps-in-nairobi/q0tm46d|title=Father and daughter who are both MPs in Nairobi|date=2018-11-21|website=Pulselive Kenya|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-10}} She also attended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, where she acquired a master's degree in Leadership and Governance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/mynetwork/The-young-faces--in-Kenyas-new-political-arena--/3141096-4078036-4f6ijpz/index.html|title=The young faces in Kenya's new political arena|website=Daily Nation|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}
Gakuya was elected as the member of parliament for Nairobi County in the year 2017. Prior to that, she worked as a lecturer at Kenyatta University. In 2017, she became a member of the Parliamentary Broadcasting & Library committee and the Departmental Committee on Health at the National Assembly.
She is the daughter to the member of parliament for Embakasi North Constituency, James Gakuya.{{Cite news|url=https://citizentv.co.ke/news/president-kenyatta-mourns-kasarani-mp-mercy-gakuyas-father-220008/|title=President Kenyatta mourns Kasarani MP Mercy Gakuya's father|website=Citizentv.co.ke|language=en-US|author=PSCU|date=20 November 2018|access-date=2021-08-25}}
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Category:21st-century Kenyan women politicians
Category:University of Nairobi alumni