President William Ruto on Wednesday, March 15, nominated Margaret Karungaru as a member of the National Gender and Equality Commission
Karungaru is Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's sister-in-law who unsuccessfully vied for the Nyeri County Woman Representative position in the August 2022 election.
Her nomination was presented by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula who noted that the Head of State sought Karungaru's approval in the August House.
Below is the video:
{"preview_thumbnail":"/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/JvgZ2v7wxlk.jpg?itok=zVRiIMtl","video_url":"","settings":{"responsive":1,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":0},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}
"I wish to convey a message from the President for the nomination of a person for the appointment of a member of the National Gender and Equality Commission.
"In the message, the President conveys that he has nominated Dr Margaret Karungaru appointed as a member of the National Gender and Equality Commission. The President now seeks the approval of the nominee by this house," announced Wetangula.
Karungaru was married to the late Governor Nderitu Gachagua, DP Gachagua's brother, and served as Nyeri County's First Lady.
In February 2022, Karungaru ditched the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party stating that she believed that the party’s nomination process would not be free and fair.
She however maintained that she would support President William Ruto's presidential bid.
“Ruto is so far up, he can wish for things to be free and fair but we know sometimes what happens on the ground is different. I'm I willing to take that risk? My answer is no.
"My husband was elected as a governor on a GNU party ticket which was a small party. If he was still here, I would use the party to vie but now I choose to go independent," Karungaru stated at an event in Naru Moru in 2022.
While she was the first lady of Nyeri, she initiated several social projects including championing the education of young girls and fighting Female Genital Mutilation(FGM)
Moreover, she actively participated in cancer awareness campaigns after her husband succumbed to the disease.
