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Woman Representative, Vihiga County
Born
1970(56 yrs)
County
Vihiga
Constituency
Vihiga (Woman Rep)
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Beatrice Kahai Adagala is a Kenyan politician serving her second term as the Woman Representative for Vihiga County in the National Assembly. She was first elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, and is consistently profiled as a vocal grassroots leader for Vihiga’s women and youth. A staunch member of the Amani National Congress (ANC) and close ally of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, she has been one of ANC’s most visible female faces in Parliament and on the campaign trail. Adagala’s politics are strongly anchored in women’s economic empowerment, especially women’s enterprise funds, table-banking groups and small businesses. Her public statements and social-media activity frequently highlight support for women’s savings groups, provision of seed capital, equipment and market linkages, as well as scholarships and fee support for needy learners. She also speaks out on roads, education and devolution issues affecting Vihiga, using parliamentary questions and debates to push for better infrastructure and social services in the county.
Two-term Woman Representative for Vihiga (2017–present): Elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, maintaining continuous representation of Vihiga women at the national level.
Prominent ANC women leader and Mudavadi ally: Recognised as a staunch ANC member and part of Musalia Mudavadi’s inner political circle, often tasked with mobilising women and grassroots structures for the party.
Lively, sometimes polarising public persona: Social-media commentary often focuses on her distinctive personal style (including memes about her hairstyle) and outspoken defence of ANC and Mudavadi, drawing both admiration from supporters and mockery or criticism from opponents.
Partisan clashes in Parliament: Hansard records show her using strong language in debates, at times telling disgruntled Jubilee MPs in 2020 to “come to ANC where there is peace,” highlighting her role in coalition friction and party-jumping debates.
Champion of women’s economic empowerment: Actively drives table-banking, revolving funds and small-business support, including providing posho mills, umbrellas and capital to women traders and farmers, positioning these as pillars of local economic growth.
Advocacy on roads, education and affordable schooling: Uses parliamentary questions and local forums to push for road rehabilitation (e.g. Kima–Stendkisa, Shamakhokho–Serem, Kisumu–Kakamega sections) and is frequently described as a champion of scholarships and affordable education in Vihiga.
