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Nominated Member of Parliament
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1978(48 yrs)
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Murang'a
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Sabina Wanjiru Chege (born 22 August 1978) is a Kenyan politician, former actress, and seasoned media professional who currently serves as a Nominated Member of Parliament in the National Assembly under the Jubilee Party, having taken up the position in 2022. She previously served two terms as the inaugural Woman Representative for Murang’a County (2013–2022), during which she rose to national prominence as chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology in her first term and later as chairperson of the influential Parliamentary Committee on Health from 2017 to 2022. In May 2023 she was declared acting leader and party whip of a breakaway Jubilee faction allied to President William Ruto, placing her at the centre of protracted internal party battles with former president Uhuru Kenyatta over control of the party’s direction and its place within the Azimio–Kenya Kwanza realignments. Born and raised in Murang’a County, Chege attended Mugoiri Girls High School before pursuing a Bachelor of Education (Arts), a Master’s in Communication and later a PhD in Communication at the University of Nairobi, alongside a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Relations from the Kenya Institute of Management and an MBA from Mount Kenya University. Before politics she built a successful media and communications career: she acted as “Rehema” in the iconic Kenyan TV soap Tausi and went on to work as a radio presenter at Kameme FM and Coro FM, then as head of marketing and programmes controller at Kameme FM and Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, and regional manager at Space Africa. In Parliament she has sponsored landmark legislation including the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill, the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Bill, and the controversial Horticultural Crops Authority Bill 2024—measures that have drawn both praise for advancing workers’ and consumers’ rights and criticism over regulation and commercialisation, underscoring her role as a highly visible and sometimes polarising figure in contemporary Kenyan politics.
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Nominated Member of Parliament (2022-Present)
Woman Representative for Murang'a (2013-2022)
Chairperson, National Assembly Health Committee (2017-2022)
She has been at the center of a leadership dispute within the Jubilee Party, leading a faction to align with the Kenya Kwanza government against the party's Azimio coalition position.
In February 2022, Chege faced significant public criticism and an investigation by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) after she publicly suggested that the 2017 general election results were rigged by the Jubilee Party and hinted that the 2022 election could be similarly manipulated. She subsequently moved to court to challenge the IEBC's jurisdiction and proceedings against her regarding these remarks.
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Former media personality (KBC, Kameme FM)
Starred as Rehema in the popular television soap opera 'Tausi' during the 1990s.
Worked as a radio presenter at Kameme FM from 2002 to 2005.
Served as Programmes Controller at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) from 2007 to 2012.
Elected as the inaugural Woman Representative for Murang'a County in 2013.
Served as the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research, and Technology from 2013 to 2017.
Served as a member of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee during her first parliamentary term.
Re-elected as the Woman Representative for Murang'a County in 2017.
Served as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health from 2017 to 2022.
Sponsored the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Bill in 2019 to coordinate and streamline national blood donation services.
Earned a PhD in Communication from the University of Nairobi in 2020.
Recognized as the Best Women Representative in Kenya for the 2020-2021 period.
Recognized as the Best Women Representative in Kenya for the 2021-2022 period.
Nominated to the National Assembly of Kenya as a Member of Parliament in 2022.
Awarded the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) honour.
In 2023, she was involved in a protracted leadership dispute within the Jubilee Party, where she aligned with a faction supporting the Kenya Kwanza government against the party's official leadership. This conflict led to an attempt by the party to expel her, and she was eventually removed from her position as the National Assembly's Deputy Minority Whip after a court dismissed her petition against the move.
In 2018, Chege reported being a victim of an impersonation scam where a suspect used her name and identity to extort money from members of parliament and senior government officials through M-Pesa. She raised the issue in the National Assembly to clear her name and urge police action after learning that her personal details were being used to defraud public figures.
