The Sad Death Of Former Youngest MP Who Was Tortured Before Dying Very Poor
Former Eldoret North MP Philomena Chelagat Mutai ( Photo Courtesy) The story of the late Chelagat Mutai is both heroic and tragic. Heroic because she dared to do the right thing which was a bit unthinkable at the time. However, amid all this, her life turned into a tragedy of gigantic proportions as she was later neglected by the very beneficiaries of the freedom she fought for.
History Today: Get To Know The First Kalenjin Woman To Be Elected To Parliament In 1974
THE KENYAN IRON LADY, CHELAGAT MUTAI WHO WENT AGAINST ALL ODDS TO BE ELECTED AS THE FIRST KALENJIN WOMAN TO PARLIAMENT AT THE AGE OF 24 IN 1974! Philomena Chelagat Mutai was the first Kalenjin woman to be elected to Parliament in October 1974 at the age of 24, only a few months after she graduated from the University of Nairobi.