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Martha Wangari Karua (born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician, lawyer, and Senior Counsel known as the "Iron Lady" of Kenyan politics. She is the party leader of NARC-Kenya. Karua was the running mate for Raila Odinga in the 2022 presidential election. She is a former long-serving Member of Parliament for Gichugu Constituency (1992-2013) and served as Minister for Water Resources Management and Development, and later as Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs from 2005 to 2009, when she resigned citing frustrations.
First female lawyer to be elected MP in Kenya (1992)
Served as Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Served as Minister of Water Resources Management
Resigned from President Mwai Kibaki's government in 2009, citing a lack of support for constitutional reforms and anti-corruption efforts
Her 2017 gubernatorial bid in Kirinyaga was contentious, leading to a protracted legal battle against Anne Waiguru which she lost at the Supreme Court
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Azimio La Umoja Deputy Presidential Candidate (2022)
Awarded the 'Legal Practitioners Award' by the International Commission of Jurists (Kenya)
