Linah Kilimo
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Linah Jebii Kilimo is a female Member of Parliament in Kenya
's government.
At the 2002 general elections she was elected to represent Marakwet East Constituency
on NARC
ticket. Her political opponents opposed her running for office on the grounds that she had not been circumcised and so was not fit to hold public office.
She has however been instrumental in working with the Government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in working towards eradicating FGM. She has also been instrumental in bringing a lasting peace between the Pokot
s and Marakwet
s. The Marakwet community and particularly those from Marakwet East Constituency had been persecuted raided severally by marauding Pokot warriors, which the KANU
Government had failed to stop despite the presence of the Army, the Police and Paramilitary police units in the area. This peace was achieved only after the NARC
Government was elected in December 2002, as a result the two communities now live in peace and harmony.
Lina Kilimo has also been successful in developing the Marakwet East constituency, through providing funding to local school by way of books, more teachers, food programs and even clothing. She has worked with the Government to enhance access to the constituency by construction of an all-weather road, with the intention to make the same a tarmac road in the sort term future.
Linah Kilimo is married to an Engineer working with the Government and they have five children.
At the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum
, she supported its rejection. Along with number of other ministers, she was kicked out the government after the referendum, which failed to pass the proposed new constitution. She joined the Orange Democratic Movement, but later left the party to support the re-election of president Mwai Kibaki
. Eventually she ran for the KENDA
party and retained her parliamentary seat.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
's government.
At the 2002 general elections she was elected to represent Marakwet East Constituency
Marakwet East Constituency
Marakwet East is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies of Marakwet District. The constituency has eleven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Marakwet County Council...
on NARC
National Rainbow Coalition
The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:...
ticket. Her political opponents opposed her running for office on the grounds that she had not been circumcised and so was not fit to hold public office.
She has however been instrumental in working with the Government and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in working towards eradicating FGM. She has also been instrumental in bringing a lasting peace between the Pokot
Pokot
The Pokot people live in the West Pokot and Baringo Districts of Kenya and in eastern Karamoja in Uganda. They speak Pökoot, language of the Southern Nilotic language family...
s and Marakwet
Marakwet
Marakwet is a corruption of Markweta. It is a tribe of the Kalenjin people, with an estimated population of 200 000. It is made of the clans Almoo, Cherangany , Endoow, Markweta , Sombirir and Kiptaani who presently predominantly live in Marakwet District in the North Rift Valley Province of Kenya...
s. The Marakwet community and particularly those from Marakwet East Constituency had been persecuted raided severally by marauding Pokot warriors, which the KANU
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...
Government had failed to stop despite the presence of the Army, the Police and Paramilitary police units in the area. This peace was achieved only after the NARC
National Rainbow Coalition
The National Rainbow Coalition was a coalition of Kenyan political parties in power from 2002 and 2005 when it fell apart in a controversy between its wings about a constitutional referendum.-Formation:...
Government was elected in December 2002, as a result the two communities now live in peace and harmony.
Lina Kilimo has also been successful in developing the Marakwet East constituency, through providing funding to local school by way of books, more teachers, food programs and even clothing. She has worked with the Government to enhance access to the constituency by construction of an all-weather road, with the intention to make the same a tarmac road in the sort term future.
Linah Kilimo is married to an Engineer working with the Government and they have five children.
At the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum
Kenyan constitutional referendum, 2005
The 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum was held on 21 November 2005. The proposed new constitution was voted down by a 58% majority of Kenya's voters...
, she supported its rejection. Along with number of other ministers, she was kicked out the government after the referendum, which failed to pass the proposed new constitution. She joined the Orange Democratic Movement, but later left the party to support the re-election of president Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.Kibaki was previously Vice President of Kenya for ten years from 1978–1988 and also held cabinet ministerial positions, including a widely acclaimed stint as Minister for Finance , Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for...
. Eventually she ran for the KENDA
Kenda
Kenda is a census town under Jamuria police station of Asansol subdivision in Barddhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:...
party and retained her parliamentary seat.