Roselinda Soipan Tuiya
.jpg)
Roselinda Soipan Tuya (born 1982) is a Kenyan politician serving as Cabinet secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry since 2022. She is the first Maasai woman to be in the Cabinet of Kenya.[1]
Education[edit]
She attended The Kenya High School for her secondary education (Class of 1998), then the University of Nairobi graduating with a Bachelor of Laws, and thereafter the University of Washington passing with a Masters of Laws.[2]
Political career[edit]
Tuiya served as women's representative for Narok County from 2013 to 2022.[1]
Family[edit]
Tuya is the daughter of former Narok South MP Samson Ole Tuiya.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Shiundu, Linda (2022-10-26). "Soipan Tuya makes history as first woman to be CS from Maasai community". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Hon. Tuya, Roselinda Soipan | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Maasai business community praises Ruto for Tuya's CS nomination". The Star. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roselinda Soipan Tuiya.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1982 births
- 21st-century Kenyan women politicians
- 21st-century Kenyan politicians
- Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya
- Members of the 12th Parliament of Kenya
- Women government ministers of Kenya
- Maasai people
- University of Washington alumni
- University of Nairobi alumni
- Kenyan women representatives