Women Leaders

Named Leaders
Database

Browse, search and filter Kenya's women leaders. A living record, continuously updated. CSV download available.

Showing 19 of 19 leaders

Data sourced from IEBC, Kenya Parliament, CRAWN Trust

NameRoleYearsType
A
Agatha Mawondo Nimrod Mboje
★ First Kenya African woman to obtain a de...
Degree Graduate (Makerere College)1956+appointive
P
Priscilla Abwao
★ First African Woman to serve in Kenya's ...
Nominated Member1961–1963appointive
P
Prof. Julia Auma Ojiambo
★ First African woman appointed to teach a...
University Lecturer / Assistant Minister1965+appointive
E
Effie Owuor
★ First female State Counsel (1967); first...
State Counsel / Magistrate / Court of Appeal Judge1967+appointive
G
Grace Onyango
★ First woman elected as MP in Kenya...
Member of Parliament1969–1974elective
J
Jemimah Gecaga
Nominated MP1974–1979appointive
W
Winfred Nyiva Mwendwa
Member of Parliament1974–1979elective
D
Dr. Eddah Gachukia
Nominated MP1974–1979appointive
D
Dr. Julia Auma Ojiambo
Member of Parliament1974–1979elective
G
Grace Onyango
Member of Parliament1974–1979elective
P
Philomena Chelagat Mutai
Member of Parliament1974–1979elective
G
Grace Ogot
Member of Parliament1983–1992elective
P
Phoebe Asiyo
Member of Parliament1983–1992elective
A
Agnes Ndetei
Member of Parliament1988–1992elective
W
Winnie Nyiva Mwendwa
★ First female Cabinet Minister in Kenya (...
Cabinet Minister1995–1997appointive
D
Dr. Sally Kosgei
★ First woman appointed Head of the Public...
Head of Public Service & Secretary to the Cabinet2001+appointive
W
Wangari Maathai
★ First African woman and first Kenyan to ...
Nobel Laureate / Environmentalist2004+appointive
H
Hon. Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch, EBS, CBS
First Vice-President of the ICC2015+elective
H
Hon. Dorcas Agik Odhong Oduor, SC, EGH
Kenya's first female Attorney General since the country attained independence in 19632024+appointive

This database is continuously updated. To submit additions or corrections, contact CRAWN Trust.