From left: Newly elected Tharaka Nithi County leaders Muthomi Njuki (governor), Mwenda Gataya (senator), Susan Ngugi (woman rep) and Patrick Munene (Chuka/Igambang’ombe MP) at Chiakariga Girls High School on August 12, 2022. Men continue to dominate political leadership in the county.
Despite spirited efforts to empower women to take up leadership roles in the country, Tharaka Nithi County remains a patriarchal society where men have continued to dominate in elective positions.
Apart from the woman's representative seat which is reserved for women, only two women — Anita Mbae (Mariani) and Gatiria Mbae (Ganga) — were elected to be members of county assembly (MCAs) in the county’s 15 wards.
