Soipan Tuya

The Honorable
Soipan Tuya
Roselinda Soipan Tuiya in 2025
Cabinet Secretary for Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 8, 2024
PresidentWilliam Ruto
Preceded byAden Duale
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry
In office
October 2022 – July 11, 2024
PresidentWilliam Ruto
Preceded byKeriako Tobiko
Succeeded byDeborah Mlongo Barasa
Member of Parliament for Narok County (County woman representative)
In office
28 March 2013 – 22 October 2022
Personal details
BornRoselinda Soipan Tuya
24 July 1982[1]
EducationUniversity of Nairobi

Roselinda Soipan Tuya is a Kenyan politician and parliamentarian who serves as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence of Kenya, having been sworn into office by President William Ruto on 8 August 2024. Prior to this role, Tuya served as the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

She was born on 24 July 1982.[5] Tuya is the daughter of former Narok South MP Samson Ole Tuiya.[6] She attended Kenya High School from 1995 to 1998 for her Kenya certificate of secondary education. she studied law at the University of Nairobi from 1999 to 2002 graduating with a bachelor of laws (LL.B) and a master's degree in law (LL.M) from University of Washington (2009 - 2010). From 2004 to 2006, she was a legal advisor to the Mainyoito Pastoralist Integrated Development Organization. From 2006 to 2008, she was a Legal Officer at the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs.[7]

Parliament

Tuiya served as women's representative for Narok County from 2013 to 2022.[8] During her parliamentary career, she was a member of the Committee on Implementation (Chairperson) and the Departmental Committee on Defence & Foreign Relations, the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Procedure and House Rules Committee.

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  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/narokletstalk/posts/2066047163814755/
  2. ↑ "Government allocates Sh.1 billion to open up security roads". March 29, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Defence CS Soipan Tuya before house commitee". Capital News. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  4. ↑ "CS Tuya Assures Kenyans of KDF's Preparedness to Counter Escalation of U.S.-Israel-Iran War - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2026-03-19. Retrieved 2026-03-30.
  5. ↑ "10,000 trees planted in Mt Elgon to mark CS Tuya's birthday". The Star. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Maasai business community praises Ruto for Tuya's CS nomination". The Star. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Hon. Tuya, Roselinda Soipan | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Archived from the original on 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  8. ↑ 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.
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