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Woman Representative, Nakuru County
Born
1970(56 yrs)
County
Nakuru
Constituency
Nakuru (Woman Rep)
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Liza Chelule Chepkorir is the Woman Representative for Nakuru County, serving her second term in Kenya’s National Assembly. She was first elected Woman Rep in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, after an initial stint as a Nominated Senator (2013–2017) in the first Senate under the 2010 Constitution. A grassroots politician born around 1970, she is widely recognised for her outreach in rural and peri-urban Nakuru, especially among women, youth and post-election violence–affected communities. Chelule’s political identity is closely tied to land rights, peacebuilding and women’s economic empowerment in the Rift Valley. She founded the Gender Equity Network (GE-NET) after the 2007–08 post-election violence to drive peace initiatives and civic education, and has since used her Woman Rep office to champion table banking, affirmative action funds and support for vulnerable families. In 2024 she was feted by Mizani Africa as one of the top-performing Woman Representatives nationally, including recognition as second-best by Mizani and top-ranked by Kenya Track Survey, underscoring her rising profile in county and national politics.
Second-term Woman Representative for Nakuru County (2017–present): Re-elected in 2022, confirming sustained support across a politically competitive county.
Top-rated Woman Rep by independent surveyors: Recognised in 2024 by Mizani Africa as the second-best performing Woman Representative nationally and by Kenya Track Survey as top in her category, citing her impact and visibility.
Mixed performance rankings over time: Earlier surveys once placed her near the bottom among Woman Representatives, a contrast to later accolades; critics and supporters dispute the methodology and fairness of such rankings.
Questions over project visibility in some sub-counties: As with many county leaders, some residents have periodically raised concerns about uneven distribution of NG-CDF/NGAAF-linked projects across Nakuru’s diverse regions.
Party transition politics: Moving from URP/Jubilee structures into UDA has placed her within internal Rift Valley succession and alignment debates, especially around women’s representation and ticketing in 2022
Founder of the Gender Equity Network (GE-NET): Established the organisation after the 2007–08 post-election violence to promote peace, civic education and gender justice in Rift Valley communities.
Visible advocate for women’s funds and land rights: Consistently fronts NGAAF, table-banking and women’s enterprise initiatives in Nakuru and speaks out on historical land injustices affecting women and vulnerable households.
