Naomi Waqo
Naomi Waqo | |
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| Women Representative for Marsabit County | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Safia Sheikh Adan |
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| Party | UDA |
| Spouse | William Waqo d. 2006 |
| Alma mater | St. Paul's University, University of Oslo, University of Wales |
Naomi Jillo Waqo is a Kenyan politician who is currently a member of the Kenya National Assembly as the woman representative for Marsabit. She is a member of the UDA. She previously worked for the Parliamentary Service Commission from 2017 to 2022 and before that worked for some time in the Anglican Church of Kenya.[1] She has declared interest in running for Marsabit county governor in 2027.[2] Her husband, an Anglican bishop, died in a plane crash in 2006.[3] In the National Assembly, she became Deputy Majority Whip.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "HON. WAQO NAOMI JILLO profile". parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ "One hurdle at a time: Marsabit woman rep's governor bid gets elders' nod". Daily Nation. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ "Bishop's widow joins fight for peace in the wild, wild North". Daily Nation. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
- ↑ Kinyanjui, Moses (June 19, 2023). "Deputy Majority whip Naomi Wako at pains to explain how gov't will oversight Housing Levy".
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- Kenyan women representatives
- People from Marsabit County
- 21st-century Kenyan women politicians
- Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya
- United Democratic Alliance (Kenya) politicians
- St. Paul's University, Limuru alumni
- University of Oslo alumni
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- Kenyan Anglicans
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