Susan Kihika

Susan Wakarura Kihika, is a Kenyan lawyer and politician, who is the current Senator for Nakuru County. She was elected to that position in 2017.[1] On her election, she was appointed as the Jubilee Party Majority whip. She held the position until the 11th of May 2020 when she was replaced by Senator Irungu Kang'ata.[2] Prior to that, she served as the first female speaker of Nakuru County Assembly.[1] As Speaker, Susan Kihika held the position of the Vice Chair of the County Assemblies Forum (CAF).[3]

Susan Kihika
Born1974 (age 47–48)
Nakuru, Nakuru County, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
Alma materUniversity of North Texas
(Bachelor of Arts in Political Science)
Southern Methodist University
(Juris Doctor)
OccupationLawyer and politician
Years active2006–present
TitleSenator for Nakuru County

Susan Kihika is also the President of the IPU Bureau of Women Parliamentarians.[4] She is a gubernatorial aspirant for Nakuru County (general elections to be held in 2022).

Background and education

She was born in Nakuru County 1974. Her father is a Moi-era politician, the late Kihika Kimani (1930–2004). Susan is one of the 41 children that her father sired. She was his sixth child with his second wife, Alice.[5] Susan attended Busara Forest View Academy in Nyahururu and Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls’ High School in Nyeri. She then migrated to the United States around 1992, for further education.[5]

She was admitted to the University of North Texas, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2006, she graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the Law School of Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. Subsequently, she was admitted to the Texas Bar, after passing the requisite examinations.[6]

Career before politics

Following her graduation from law school, she worked in the public service.[7] Later she left public service and established The Kihika Law Firm in Dallas, Texas. In 2012, after 20 years in the United States, Susan left and returned to her native Kenya.[1][5][6]

Political career

In 2013, she contested the Bahati Constituency parliamentary seat but lost. She then went on to beat a field of seven opponents, to emerge as the first Assembly Speaker of Nakuru County.[5][6]

Family

Susan Kihika is the mother of two daughters, Tiffany and Ashley.

  1. Susan Kihika got married on a traditional wedding on 7 November 2020 to Sam Mburu in Nyahururu

See also

References
  1. Chege, Njoki (9 August 2017). "History as Kenya set to have first elected women senators". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. PLC, Standard Group. "The Standard". The Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. "Susan Kihika - Biography and Life Story » Famous Nakuru". Famous Nakuru. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Bureau of Women Parliamentarians". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. Mkawale, Steve (18 December 2016). "I am much more than my father's daughter, says Nakuru County Assembly Speaker Susan Kihika". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  6. SoftKenya (2016). "Susan Kihika Biography,Education and Politics". Nairobi: SoftKenya.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  7. "Majority Whip | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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  1. "Pomp and color as Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika weds Sam Mburu".
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