Margaret Wanjiru

Kenyan politician

Margaret Wanjiru^[1] is a Kenyan politician and a Bishop at Jesus is Alive Ministries (JIAM).

Career and Political life

She is also popularly known as 'Mama Na Kazi'. She belongs to Jubilee Party after leaving ODM party^[2] and was elected to represent the Starehe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.^[3] In 2010-2013 she was appointed into the cabinet as an Assistantant Minister for Housing.^[4]

She risked losing her parliamentary seat after a vote recount carried out in 2010 indicated that her opponent Maina Kamanda (PNU) won the election with a clear margin.^[5] As a result, a by-election was held on September 20, 2010, but Wanjiru retained the seat beating Kamanda.^[6]

Personal life

She has 3 children : Stephen Kariuki^[7] (A politician who has served as a Kenyan member of parliament representing Mathare constituency ), Evans Kariuki^[8] and Purity Kariuki.^[9] She was diagnosed with COVID-19 pandemic on May 21, 2020, that put her in ICU at Nairobi Hospital.

References

^ "Bishop Margaret Wanjiru | Jesus Is Alive Ministries". jiam.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ Wainaina, Eric (2014-10-10). "I quit ODM long time ago". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
^ "Margaret Wanjiru Kariuki". Mzalendo. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
^ Daily Nation, April 16, 2010: Declare me MP, says Kamanda
^ Daily Nation, September 20, 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
^ "Steven Kariuki". Mzalendo. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ "Pastor Evans & Ashley Kariuki | Jesus Is Alive Ministries". jiam.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ "Bishop Wanjiru attends daughter's wedding in US - PHOTOS - Nairobi News". Nairobi News. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-10-24.