Wavinya ndeti biography
Wavinya Ndeti
Wavinya is a Kenyan politician from Machakos County. She joined politics in 2007 as the Member of Parliament for Kathiani Constituency under the Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU) party.
Her win in 2007 was historic since she was the first woman to represent Kathiani in parliament since Kenya got independence.
Her election was also a surprise since she had participated in the Orange Democratic Movement Kenya (ODM-K) party primaries and lost forcing her to settle for CCU.
During her tenure as the MP, she was appointed as an Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports where she worked under Helen Sambili.
In 2013, she vied for the newly founded gubernatorial post in Machakos but lost to Alfred Mutua.
In 2017, she left CCU to join the Wiper Party which is led by Kalonzo Musyoka. Under the arrangement, she was to be supported by the party to defeat Mutua who defended his gubernatorial seat on a Maendeleo Chap Chap party.
She, however, lost the elections again to Mutua. The High Court overturned Mutua’s win but the Supreme Court upheld the IEBC decision that Mutua had emerged the winner.
In 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Wavinya as the Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) for the Transport Ministry.
She has in the past served as Chair of the Kenya Water Institute.
As the CAS, she has been involved in revamping the Boda Boda sector with initiatives such as the issuance of insurance to the operators. The operators have also been provided with multiple training on safety and traffic rules since it is a fast-growing industry but often face road safety challenges.
Wavinya also took the personal initiative to participate in the recently concluded Kenyan Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) in a bid to motivate the candidates She has also been at the forefront of ensuring that the government adheres to the 2/3 gender rule as spelt out in the constitution.
Wavinya Ndeti Biography, Education, Career, Marriage, Politics, State Appointment & Landmarks
Wavinya Ndeti is a Kenyan politician who is the Chief Administrative Secretary for the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development.
She also serves as the chairlady of the governing council of the Kenya Water Institute and has held the role since February 7, 2019.
The politician is also a founding members of opposition coalition CORD is 2013, when she contested the Machakos County gubernatorial seat with her party Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU).
Background
Ndeti was born on November 3, 1967. She hails from a long line of freedom fighters from the Mua Hills in Machakos County.
Her father, Mzee Peter Nzuki Ndeti fought in the World War II. He also pioneered the establishment of Mavoko Municipality.
She is also a niece to renowned Kamba freedom fighter, the late Muindi Mbingu.
Education
Ndeti spent her youth years in the United Kingdom, and it is where she schooled.
She attended South Bank Polytechnic between 1986 and 1990. She later proceeded to London South Bank University where studied Computer Science and Business Administration.
Ndeti holds a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from South Bank University, UK and another MSc in Business Administration and Marketing from Heirowatt University, UK.
Marriage & Family
Ndeti met and married a Nigerian accountant, Prince Henry Oduwale, while still a student in the UK in the 90s.
Oduwale died on September 25, 2016 at the Nairobi Hospital where he had been admitted. He was buried at their family home in Kenya.
Ndeti has three children, two boys and a girl. The eldest is a son named Charles.
Career
Ndeti worked as a Systems Developer at the University of North London between 1993 and 1994. She later returned to Kenya where she established and headed her own companies.
Politics
She debuted into Kenya’s political arena during the 2007 general elections where
The family behind the Kathiani politician
Wavinya Ndeti is married to Joseph Henry Dolamu Oduwale, a chartered accountant in the UK, and they have three children — two boys and one girl.
The eldest child, Charles is in Form Two at Strathmore School. Daniel is five and Alicia three.
Wavinya says her children have an immense interest in politics especially because she is always in the public eye.
Charles says he is getting used to the publicity he gets, but prefers to be out of the limelight.
"I am very proud of my mum but would like to remain in the background despite her achievements," says Charles.
Wavinya met Oduwale in the early 1990s in the UK where they were both pursuing higher education.
"We had a church wedding in the UK but last year we decided to solemnise our union through a Kamba traditional ceremony in Kathiani," says Wavinya.
She says the traditional ceremony was important, as it was a cultural bond that linked her with her people and community.
The ceremony at her parents’ home in Mua Hills drew a crowd that included politicians and people of all walks of life.
Husband a pillar
"It was one of the happiest days of my life, despite the fact that my mother had passed away a few months earlier. My dream had been to have her witness the ceremony," says Wavinya.
She says those who used her marriage to a foreigner as a tool to fight her politically were misguided.
Indeed, she says, her husband encouraged her to plunge into active politics and has been a pillar since.
"Even when we were in the UK he used to tease me that I derived a lot of pleasure working and serving the people. He fully supported my desire to join politics and continues to do so."
She describes an attempt to deport her husband four years ago as a scheme to taint her image and blackmail her to drop her political ambitions.
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"Some people were not happy that I was rocking their political train in Kathiani and attempted to frust Governor of Machakos County Wavinya NdetiEGH (born 8 November 1967) is a Kenyan politician and a business woman who is serving as the 2nd Governor of Machakos County. She previously served as a member of parliament for the Kathiani Constituency in the 10th Kenyan parliament and an assistant minister in the ministry of youth affairs and sport from 2008 to 2013. She was the first woman to be elected as a member of parliament in Machakos county since independence. She was a CCU candidate in 2013 and WDM-K candidate in 2017 for Machakos Governor. Ndeti joined politics in 2007 contesting and being elected MP for the Kathiani Constituency under Chama Cha Uzalendo. She had previously participated in the ODM-Kenya primaries, which she claimed were rigged in favor of incumbent legislator Peter Kyalo Kaindi, forcing her to switch to Chama Cha Uzalendo. She eventually won a landslide victory, garnering 28,178 votes against Kaindi’s 9,813. In winning the seat, Ndeti became the only woman to have represented the constituency in Parliament since independence. Ndeti was appointed to a grand coalition government as a Co-assistant Minister for Youth and Sports under Helen Sambili. During the 2010 constitutional referendum she supported the new constitution, citing the importance of having a uniform distribution of resources and having decentra Wavinya Ndeti
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