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Will Bahati constituency witness another female MP?

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In the previous post, we looked at the prospects of the next Nakuru county governor being a female, and odds are high. Either the incumbent will be reelected or be replaced with the current senator in the 2027 ballot.   Still on the so called Nakuru Girls, at the constituency level, we've four female MPs elected in the four of the eleven consistencies that forms the Nakuru county. There are Irene Njoki of Bahati constituency, Charity Kathambi of Njoro constituency, Jayne Kihara of Naivasha constituency and Martha Wangari of Gilgil constituency. When you rope in the governor, woman representative and the senator, its clear women are breaking barriers in politics, and we're not speaking about using the gender card to ascend to political offices.    Looking at my home constituency of Bahati, there are possibilities the incumbent, Irene Njoki, will be replaced by a woman. One such is an aspirant by name of Mary Justus Mannabay, and who is giving the incumbent head...