Joyce Chepkoech Korir

Joyce Chepkoech Korir
Honourable
Former County women representative for Bomet County
Preceded byCecilia Ng'etich
Mayor, Bomet Municipality
Preceded byLeonard Barsumei
Deputy Mayor, Bomet Municipality
Personal details
Born
Joyce Chepkoech
NationalityKenyan
Political partyJubilee Party (JP)
Spouse
Leonard Korir
​
(died 2016)​
Children3
EducationTendwet Primary School
Mugango Secondary
Alma materKenya Institute of Legal Studies
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Occupationpolitician

Joyce Chepkoech Korir is a Kenyan politician who was the Women Representative for Bomet County in the 12th Parliament of Kenya from 2017 to 2022. She was also the first female mayor of Bomet Municipality and served in this position between 2007 and 2013.

Background and education

Korir attended Tendwet Primary School between 1987 and 1995.[1] Later on she enrolled at Mugango Secondary for her schooling between 1996 and 1999 before joining the Kenya Institute of Legal Studies in 2004 from which she obtained a Certificate of Legal Studies.[1] She then received a Diploma in County Governance from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2014.[1]

Career

In 2007, Korir was the elected Councillor for Singorwet Ward as well as a Deputy Mayor.[1] In 2011, she was elected the first female Mayor of Bomet Municipality[2] and served as Mayor until 2013.

Under the Jubilee Party in 2017, Korir, who was then Bomet County Assembly Deputy Speaker contested for and won the office of Woman Representative in Kenya's 12th Parliament replacing Cecilia Ng'etich.[3]

Personal life

Korir was married to Leonard Korir who died in 2016.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hon. Chepkoech, Joyce Korir | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ Rono, Geoffrey; Munene,George (4 July 2011). "Bomet Picks First Woman Mayor". Daily Nation. p. 01. Retrieved 17 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Three fight for open Bomet woman rep slot | Kenya". nation.africa. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ Kipkemoi, Jefferson. "Bomet politics boil over at the late Constable Leonard Korir's funeral". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-03-17.