DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2021.v09i10.008

Pages: 537-546

Alice Muthoni Wahome, one of the few women elected Members of Parliament, 2013-2016. She won the seat in a male dominated race after three attempts. She was born in Muruka in Kandara, Murang’a County. She schooled in Karumu primary school, 1966-1973, Siakago Girls High School, 1973-1976, Ngandu Girls High School, 1977-1978 and The University of Nairobi 1980-1984.The study covers the post-colonial period from the late 1950s to 2016.Alice Muthoni is currently representing the people of Kandara as the member of parliament. The objectives of this study were to examine the life and times of Alice Muthoni Wahome, assess her formative years from her childhood through primary school, secondary school and university education, examine her life as a state counsel and her life in politics in the eras of Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta. The study was informed by Subaltern theory, the Liberal feminism theory and the Trait theory. Literature Review involved examination of biographies and autobiographies of Kenyan and world leaders. A few gender related works have also been reviewed. Data collection involved a thorough examination of primary and secondary information. The oral evidence was gathered through conducting interviews, observation and focus groups discussions with respondents drawn from Kandara constituency, the m.p herself and her colleagues in parliament. The respondents were selected through purposive sampling and snowballing. The secondary data was collected from Mount Kenya University Library and the Postmodern Library of Kenyatta University. These were supplemented with archival research at Kenya National Archives. The internet was also used to get more information. Descriptive survey design was used.