# Sabina Chege

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**Sabina Wanjirū Chege** (born 22 August 1978) is a [Kenyan](/source/Kenyan) [politician](/source/Politician) and former television actress and radio presenter who is a member of the [Kenyan Parliament.](/source/Parliament_of_Kenya)[1]

She served as the [Woman Representative](/source/County_woman_representative_(Kenya)) in the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Kenya)) for [Murang'a County](/source/Muranga_County) (2013–2022).

## Education and early career

Sabina Wanjirū Chege attended Our Lady Consolata Mūgoiri Girls High School in [Murang'a County](/source/Murang'a_County),[2] and thereafter the Kenya Institute of Management and the [University of Nairobi](/source/University_of_Nairobi), where she obtained a Bachelor of Education degree and a master's degree in communication.[1] Prior to entering politics, she was an actress in the television soap *Tausi,* where she played the role of Rehema. She subsequently worked as a radio presenter on Coro FM and in radio management at Kameme FM and [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Kenya_Broadcasting_Corporation).[3] She is married with three children.[4]

## Political career

She was elected to the National Assembly as a women's representative for [Mūrang'a County](/source/Murang'a_County) in 2013 with 96.6% of the vote. She was a member of the [National Alliance](/source/The_National_Alliance) party. In the [2017 general election](/source/2017_Kenyan_general_election), she was re-elected, now as a member of the [Jubilee Party](/source/Jubilee_Party). The Jubilee party was formed in 2016 as a successor to the [Jubilee Alliance](/source/Jubilee_Alliance), a coalition of several political parties, including Chege's National Alliance party.[5] In her first term in parliament she was chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research & Technology and a member of the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee. Since 2017 she has served as chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health.[6][7]

In 2019 she sponsored the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Bill which commercialized blood transfusions and created a new national body to coordinate blood donations nationally. This move was criticized by the Kenya National Union of Medical Laboratory Officers.[8] She also sponsored the Breastfeeding Mothers Bill that would require employers to provide facilities and breaks for employees who were breastfeeding.[9] In September 2024, she sponsored the Horticultural Crops Authority Bill 2024 that sought to introduce licensing, regulation, postharvest handling, and marketing by a Horticultural Crops Authority. The bill was controversial and has since not been passed to law.[10][11]

She was succeeded by Beatrice Njeri Maina in the [2022 Kenyan general elections](/source/2022_Kenyan_general_election) for the Mūrang'a Women Rep position.[12] She had declared an interest in becoming the running mate for Kenyan Deputy President [William Ruto](/source/William_Ruto) in the 2022 presidential election.[13] She then supported [Raila Odinga](/source/Raila_Odinga).

In May 2023, she pledged allegiance to President [William Ruto](/source/William_Ruto).[14] for disloyalty, former president [Uhuru Kenyatta](/source/Uhuru_Kenyatta) expelled her from the Jubilee party.[15]

## See also

- [Murang'a County](/source/Murang'a_County)
- [Parliament of Kenya](/source/Parliament_of_Kenya)

## References

1. ["Sabina Wanjiru Chege"](http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/node/3213). University of Nairobi. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190916071711/http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/node/3213) 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

1. Our Lady Consolata Mugoiri Girls High School. ["Message from the Principal's Desk"](https://www.olcmugoirigirls.sc.ke). Retrieved 5 March 2024.

1. ["Hot Women Representative Sabina Chege and co-wife in love drama"](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/city-news/2001251756/hot-women-representative-sabina-chege-and-co-wife-in-love-drama). The Standard. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200903223359/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/city-news/2001251756/hot-women-representative-sabina-chege-and-co-wife-in-love-drama) 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

1. ["MP: I am happily married to my husband"](https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/politics/mp-i-am-happily-married-to-my-husband-437856). Daily Nation. 13 August 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200915135134/https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/mp-i-am-happily-married-to-my-husband-437856) 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

1. ["Sabina Wanjiru Chege"](http://info.mzalendo.com/person/sabina-wanjiru-chege/experience/). *Mzalendo*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171214133420/http://info.mzalendo.com/person/sabina-wanjiru-chege/experience/) 14 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

1. ["When Sabina Chege was robbed of joy and the teary aftermath"](https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/politics/when-sabina-chege-was-robbed-of-joy-and-the-teary-aftermath-179472). Daily Nation. 22 June 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200915135135/https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/when-sabina-chege-was-robbed-of-joy-and-the-teary-aftermath-179472) 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

1. Munuhe. ["Inside story of why the Teachers Service Commission list was rejected"](http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000095399/inside-story-of-why-the-teachers-service-commission-list-was-rejected?pageNo=2). *The Standard*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170830003708/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000095399/inside-story-of-why-the-teachers-service-commission-list-was-rejected?pageNo=2) 30 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

1. ["More opposition for Sabina Chege's blood transfusion commercialisation Bill"](https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/more-opposition-for-sabina-cheges-blood-transfusion-commercialisation-bill). Daily Nation. 24 December 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191225164814/https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/more-opposition-for-sabina-cheges-blood-transfusion-commercialisation-bill) 25 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

1. ["Boost for working mothers as MPs pass breastfeeding bill"](https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/kenya/article/2001243697/boost-for-working-mothers-as-mps-pass-breastfeeding-bill). The Standard. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

1. ["What Horticulture Crops Authority Bill 2024 means for fruit, vegetable farmers"](https://citizen.digital/article/horticulture-crops-authority-bill-2024-what-proposed-law-means-for-fruit-vegetable-farmers-n350067). *Citizen Digital*. 20 Sep 2024.

1. ["Why youll soon need a licence to sell vegetables"](https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awrigej_wfRoCAIAd5hXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzUEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1762080512/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fkenyanwallstreet.com%2fwhy-youll-soon-need-a-license-to-sell-vegetables-fruits%2f/RK=2/RS=MXIJofWfgSHEeptOogrDr7dQDpI-). *KenyanWallStreet*. 21 Sep 2024.

1. ["Former Athi Water director replaces Sabina Chege as Murang'a Woman Rep"](https://www.pd.co.ke/august-9/sabina-chege-successor-in-muranga-144607/). *People Daily*

1. ["Murang'a woman rep Sabina Chege wants to be Ruto's deputy in 2022"](https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/counties/muranga/murang-a-woman-rep-sabina-chege-wants-to-be-ruto-s-deputy-in-2022-1210006). Daily Nation. 21 June 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200915135135/https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/muranga/murang-a-woman-rep-sabina-chege-wants-to-be-ruto-s-deputy-in-2022-1210006) 15 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

1. Anyango, Manny (19 May 2023). ["I fully support, honour you – Sabina Chege to Ruto"](https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/realtime/2023-05-19-i-fully-support-honour-you-sabina-chege-to-ruto/) (in en-KE). *The Star*. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

1. ["Moment of truth as Uhuru takes on Kega, Sabina Chege at Jubilee Party NDC"](https://nation.africa/kenya/news/politics/moment-of-truth-as-uhuru-takes-on-kega-sabina-chege-at-jubilee-party-ndc--4242478). *Nation*. 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

## External links

- [Website of the Parliament of Kenya](http://www.parliament.go.ke/)

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