Winnie Kaburu

Winnie Kaburu Kinyua
Born	1962 (age 62–63) Meru County, Kenya
Alma mater	University of Nairobi
Political party	Wiper Democratic Movement

Winnie Kaburu Kinyua is a Kenyan businesswoman who ran for Deputy President in the March 2013 Kenyan Presidential election as the running mate of James ole Kiyiapi, of the Restore and Build Kenya party.[1]

Winnie Kaburu ran for governor of Meru County in the 2017 elections as the candidate for Wiper Democratic Movement.[2]

She is a native of Meru County, Kenya, and holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Masters in Gender and Development, both from the University of Nairobi.[3] She currently owns businesses across multiple sectors and received a Head of State Commendation in 2003 from President Kibaki for her work in the Kenyan business community.

Kaburu Kinyua is a co-founder and the former Vice Chair of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), as well as a co-founder of the Fair Trade Organisation. She is also an advocate for women in business, founding the National Association of Self Employed Women of Kenya (NASWOK).[4]

References

1. "IEBC clears eight for State House race". The Standard. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
2. "Winnie Kaburu: The only Woman in Meru governor's race". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
3. "Kiyiapi names running mate". The Standard. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
4. "Madam vice president". The Standard. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2016.