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Soipan Tuya's Biography: Family political history, academic achievements & net worth
Jul 24, 2024
Tuya sat her KCPE and was the top student in Narok which earned her a place in Kenya High
Roselinda Soipan Tuya was born in 1978 in Narok County. Her father, Samson Ole Tuya, is a former two-term Narok South MP while her mother served as a councillor in the defunct Narok County Council.
Tuya is the fourth born of 15 children.
Soipan attended Ole Ntutu Arid Zone Primary School for her primary school education.
She sat for her Kenya Certificate for Primary Education (KCPE) in 1993 where she emerged as the top girl in the school that year.
She attended the Kenya High School and sat for the Kenya Certificate for Secondary School in 1998.
She joined the University of Nairobi and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Law. She also earned a postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
She holds a Masters Law Degree in Sustainable International Development from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Before her initial appointment as Cabinet Secretary, Soipan was serving as a nominated Senator. She resigned to take up the role in 2022.
She previously served as a Member of the National Assembly as the Woman Representative for Narok County between April 2013 and August 2022.
She served as the First Chairperson of the Speaker's Panel in the 12th Parliament.
Further, she also served as a Land Law and Gender Specialist/Consultant with the USAID Justice Pilot Project between January 2011 to July 2012.
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