Joyce Akai Emanikor is the Member of Parliament for Turkana Central, elected in 2022. She successfully transitioned from being the Turkana County Woman Representative (2013–2022) to a single-member constituency MP, a rare achievement in the patriarchal politics of the region. Emanikor is a seasoned development worker with a background in Oxfam and UNICEF. She is a strong voice for the rights of marginalized communities, focusing on drought mitigation, water access, and conflict resolution in the Kerio Valley belt. She serves on the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity.