Linet Toto Explained

Linet Toto Chepkorir
Office:County Woman Representative of Bomet County
Term Start:8 September 2022
Birth Name:Linet Chepkorir
Birth Date:1997
Birth Place:Chemomul, Bomet County, Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Party:United Democratic Alliance
Occupation:Politician

Linet Chepkorir Toto (born 1997) is a Kenyan politician under the UDA[1] party. After the general election on 9 August 2022, Chepkorir, better known as Toto, is presumed to be the youngest woman to be elected to the National Assembly, currently the Woman Representative in Bomet County.

Early life

Linet Chepkorir, popularly known as Toto, was the third born child to Leonard Lang’at and Betty Lang’at in Chemomul, Bomet County. She went to Kapsimbiri Elementary School, where she sat for her KCPE and later on joined Kapsimbiri Secondary School before transferring to Siwot Secondary for her secondary education.[2] She graduated from Tharaka University in April 2021.

Political career

Linet was elected woman representative in the National Assembly for Bomet County in the 2022 general election.[3] She won 242,775 votes.[4] She is presumed to be the youngest member of the 13th Parliament of Kenya.

Legal issues

In August 2023,, Linet Toto was sued by a former staff member in her office for alleged wrongful dismissal from service.[5]

Personal life

On 14 February 2023, she was engaged to be married.[6] She married her fiancé Godfrey Kimutai on 4 March in a traditional Kalenjin Koito ceremony.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wanja . Claire . 2022-08-13 . Win for women #KenyaDecides2022 . 2022-08-14 . KBC . en.
  2. Web site: Hon. Chepkorir, Linet . 2022-11-28 . www.parliament.go.ke.
  3. Web site: Khaemba . Amos . 2022-08-12 . Age is just a number: Toto thanks Bomet voters for trusting her with leadership . 2022-08-14 . Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. . en.
  4. Web site: Nyaguthie . Racheal . 2022-08-11 . Dreams do come true: Linet Toto, 26, wins Bomet woman rep seat . 2022-08-14 . Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-08-23 . Bomet Woman Rep Linet Toto faces lawsuit over alleged wrongful dismissal . 2023-09-23 . Nation . en.
  6. Web site: 2023-02-14 . Bomet MP Linet Toto Gets Engaged in Private Ceremony - Kenyans.co.ke . 2023-09-23 . www.kenyans.co.ke . EN.
  7. Web site: Okumu . Lynet . 2023-09-05 . MP Linet Toto sparks online reactions with floor-length Sunday best . 2023-09-23 . Pulselive Kenya . en.