{{Short description|Kenyan politician (born 1959)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alice Wahome | office = Cabinet secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development | image = Alice Wahome - 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = Wahome in 2023 | appointer = President William Ruto | term_start = 2022 | term_end = July 11, 2024 | office2 = Member of parliament from Kandara Constituency | party = United Democratic Alliance | office1 = Member of parliament from Kandara Constituency | term_end1 = 2017 | term_start1 = 2013 | term_end2 = 2022 | term_start2 = 2017 | birth_name = Alice Mūthoni | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|4|28|df=y}} }}
'''Alice Mūthoni Wahome''' (born '''Alice Mūthoni,''' April 28, 1959) is a Kenyan politician. She served as cabinet secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=CS Wahome's next move: Politics or power play? |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/cs-wahome-s-next-move-politics-or-power-play--5297756 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Daily Nation |language=en}}</ref> Wahome was the elected as Member of Parliament for the Kandara Constituency in the March 2013 general elections and successfully defended her seat in 2017 and 2022 prior to resigning her seat to join cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kenyan-politicians.popit.mysociety.org/persons/core_person%3A1700|title=Alice Muthoni Wahome|website=Kenyan Politicians|access-date=6 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916001027/https://kenyan-politicians.popit.mysociety.org/persons/core_person%3A1700|archive-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wahome is a member of UDA.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/10/14/muranga-officials-snub-mp-wahome_c1222841|title=Murang'a officials snub MP Wahome|last=Kamau|first=John|date=14 October 2015|work=The Star|access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> She was later dismissed as a cabinet secretary in July 2024.
== Education and career == Wahome attended Karumu primary school and Siakago high school for her secondary studies. From 1980 to 1984, she attended the University of Nairobi, where she earned a bachelor's degree in law.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 September 2016|title=Hon. Alice Muthoni Wahome|url=http://www.kewopa.org/?page_id=1104|access-date=6 September 2016|website=Kenya Women Parliamentary Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alice Muthoni Wahome {{!}} Kenyans.co.ke|url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/politician/alice-muthoni-wahome-0|access-date=2021-05-18|website=www.kenyans.co.ke}}</ref> She then earned a post-graduate diploma in law from Kenya School of Law in 1985<ref name="kenparl">{{Cite web|title=Hon. Wahome, Alice Muthoni|url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/hon-wahome-alice-muthoni|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Kenyan Parliament}}</ref> making her a lawyer by profession.<ref name="kenparl" />
In 1988, she worked at the attorney general's chambers as a state counsel, and in 1989 she worked as a legal practitioner at A. M. Wahome and Company Advocates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hon. Wahome, Alice Muthoni {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-national-assembly/hon-wahome-alice-muthoni |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}}</ref> Wahome is married to Mr. Wahome, and they have four children.
== Political career == She actively promoted affirmative action from 1999 to 2001 while serving as vice-chairperson of the Fida council.
She also served a two-year term on the council of the Law Society of Kenya.
In the 2013 Kenyan General election, Wahome was elected to represent the Kandara Constituency in parliament under a Jubilee party ticket. In the 2017 Kenyan general election, she reclaimed her seat under the ruling party and won a third term in the 2022 August elections on a UDA ticket.
After retaining her seat in the 2022 elections she resigned her seat after being nominated to cabinet as Cabinet Secretary for Water and Sanitation by President William Ruto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-30 |title=Ministry of Lands Announces Waiver on Land Settlement Fund Loans for 12 Months - Kenyans.co.ke |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/122108-ministry-lands-announces-waiver-land-settlement-fund-loans-12-months |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.kenyans.co.ke |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-12 |title=CS Alice Wahome Issues Eviction Notice To Landlords, Tenants And Property Owners |url=https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/mass-eviction-looms-in-nairobi-as-govt-issues-notice-to-landlords-tenants-and-property-owners/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> She was later relieved of the position on 11 July 2024.
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