Linet Toto

Linet Chepkorir Toto is a Kenyan politician under the UDA[1] party. After the general election on 9 August 2022, Chepkorir, better known as Toto, is presumed to be the youngest woman to be elected to the National Assembly, currently the Woman Representative in Bomet County.

Linet Toto Chepkorir
County Woman Representative of Bomet County
Assumed office
8 September 2022
Personal details
Born
Linet Chepkorir

Chemomul, Bomet County, Kenya
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance
Alma materTharaka Nithi University (Bachelor's Degree - Procurement)
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Linet Chepkorir populary known as Toto is the third born child to Leonard Lang’at and Betty Lang’at in Chemomul, Bomet County. She went to Kapsimbiri Elementary School, where she sat for her KCPE and later on joined Kapsimbiri Secondary School before transferring to Siwot Secondary for her secondary education.[2] She graduated from Tharaka University in April 2021.

Political career

Linet was elected woman representative in the National Assembly for Bomet County in the 2022 general election.[3] She won 242,775 votes.[4] She is presumed to be the youngest member of the 13th Parliament of Kenya.[5]

See also

References
  1. Wanja, Claire (2022-08-13). "Win for women #KenyaDecides2022". KBC. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. "HON. CHEPKORIR, LINET | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. Khaemba, Amos (2022-08-12). "Age is just a number: Toto thanks Bomet voters for trusting her with leadership". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. Nyaguthie, Racheal (2022-08-11). "Dreams do come true: Linet Toto, 24, wins Bomet woman rep seat". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. Linet Toto wins Bomet Women Rep trouncing her competitors by a landslide, retrieved 2022-08-14


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