20 Facts About Wavinya Ndeti

Wavinya Ndeti EGH was born on 8 November 1967 and is a Kenyan politician and a business woman who is serving as the 2nd Governor of Machakos County.

Wavinya Ndeti previously served as a member of parliament for the Kathiani Constituency in the 10th Kenyan parliament and an assistant minister in the ministry of youth affairs and sport from 2008 to 2013.

Wavinya Ndeti was the first woman to be elected as a member of parliament in Machakos county since independence.

Wavinya Ndeti was a CCU candidate in 2013 and WDM-K candidate in 2017 for Machakos Governor.

Wavinya Ndeti graduated in computer science from London South Bank University, before she achieved related masters degrees from The City University London and the Scottish Heriot- Watt University.

Wavinya Ndeti had previously participated in the ODM-Kenya primaries, which she claimed were rigged in favor of incumbent legislator Peter Kyalo Kaindi, forcing her to switch to Chama Cha Uzalendo.

Wavinya Ndeti eventually won a landslide victory, garnering 28,178 votes against Kaindi's 9,813.

In winning the seat, Wavinya Ndeti became the only woman to have represented the constituency in Parliament since independence.

Wavinya Ndeti was appointed to a grand coalition government as a Co-assistant Minister for Youth and Sports under Helen Sambili.

Wavinya Ndeti picked former Water and Natural Resources minister Mutua Katuku as her running mate.

Wavinya Ndeti lost the bid to Alfred Mutua and subsequently lost the election petition on grounds she failed to appoint enough party agents to all polling stations.

Wavinya Ndeti ditched Chama Cha Uzalendo for Wiper on the morning of 5 April 2017, in line with the law that requires candidates to change political parties within 90 days of an election.

Wavinya Ndeti was cleared to run for governor by the IEBC in early June 2017.

Wavinya Ndeti was appointed as chief administrative secretary for the State Department for Public Works and State Department for Shipping and Maritime in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works on Tuesday, 14 January 2020 by President Uhuru Kenyatta following a reshuffle and new appointments of chief administrative secretaries.

Wavinya Ndeti holds a master's degree in business systems analysis and design from The City University London, a master's in business administration from Heriot-Watt University in UK and a bachelor's degree in computer science from South Bank University UK.

Wavinya Ndeti has a vast experience in public sector management.

CAS Wavinya Ndeti has previously served as a member of parliament for the Kathiani Constituency in the 10th Kenyan parliament.

Wavinya Ndeti was the first and so far only woman to have represented the constituency since independence.

CAS Wavinya Ndeti was appointed to a grand coalition government as a Co-assistant Minister for Youth and Sports.

Wavinya Ndeti was a Wiper Democratic Movement -Kenya candidate for Machakos governor in 2017 where she garnered over 209,000 votes in a disputed poll which saw the incumbents election initially overturned at the Court of Appeal.