Her Excellency Cecily Mbarire, Governor of Embu County.

Cecily Mutitu Mbarire EGH A.K.A Karinda (born 26 December 1972)^[1] is the serving governor of Embu County having been sworn into office on August 25, 2022. She is the chairperson of Kenya`s ruling party, United Democratic Alliance,^[2] and the patron of The Kenya Scouts Association (Embu County). She was educated at Muragari Primary School and Sacred Heart Kyeni Girls. She has had an extensive career in politics spanning over 20 years, she rose to the limelight having been nominated MP in the year 2002–2007. In her political career, she represented Runyenjes Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya from 2007 to 2013. Her advocacy on special interest groups culminated in her nomination to Parliament from 2017 to 2022. In the 11th Parliament she served as vice chairperson in the Public Accounts Committee. She held membership positions in various Parliamentary committees, such as Committee on Energy, Communication and Information, Committee on Transport, and Public Works and Housing. In the 12th Parliament she served in the Committee on Energy, Committee on Appointments and Committee on Procedure and House Rules. Cecily Mbarire also served as Chairperson of KEWOPA. In her push for equality and vouching for women to take up leadership positions, She advocates for women to pursue competitive elective seats with male politicians, and not to seek 'gender sympathy' in attaining Positions.

Cecily Mbarire`s quote and motto is “I am a born champion of serving humanity. I do it as though I am doing it for God." She’s married and has kids.

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