Story of luckiest female politician standing

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Politics is known to be not only for the bold but for the powerful influentially and financially.However there have been competitors whose victory have always stood out from the norm.

Nominated senator Rose Nyamunga has had an intriguing political race proving she is one of the luckiest female politicians from Nyanza.

Nyamunga joined politics ahead of the 2013 general elections where she was overwhelmingly elected the first Kisumu County Women Representative on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.

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Come early 2017, she lost to the current Kisumu Women Representative Rosa Akinyi Buyu in the ODM nominations, before ‘honorably’ bowing out of the race.

Many thought that by failing to defend her seat even as an independent candidate after losing the ODM ticket, Nyamunga was ‘finished’ politically.

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But alas, when the list for ODM nominated senators came out after August 8th general elections, Rose Nyamunga’s name was there in plain black and white. 

She is the first female Luo Nyanza politician to cross over from the National Assembly to the Senate subsequently.

As a nominated Senator, she continues to operate away from the spotlight as compared to her previous post as a Woman Representative.

Known for her trademark cap, Nyamunga is the wife to former Nyando Member of Parliament Eric Opon Nyamunga who served for a single term between 2002 and 2007. 

Nyamunga, a lawyer by profession is yet to give an indication of her next political move ahead of 2022.

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