To Kenyans, it was a breath of fresh air after a 24-year-old budding female politician, Linet Chepkorir, defeated veteran and incumbent lawmaker, Joyce Korir, to clinch the Bomet county woman representative seat.
Chepkorir who is popularly known as ‘Toto,’ won the Bomet parliamentary seat with a landslide in the August 9 general elections, and with her feat, is now the youngest parliamentarian in the country.
Toto had come into the limelight in April when she defeated older politicians to clinch the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket to run for the seat.
At just 24, Toto who ran her campaign on donations from friends and supporters, defeated seasoned and wealthy politicians to win the seat in the 13th National Assembly.
Toto came to the limelight a few months ago after she won the UDA ticket to run for the seat.
After she was announced as the winner of the poll, Toto took to her Twitter handle to thank the people of the county for believing in her and promised to deliver on her election campaign promises.
Other prominent contestants in the race were Beatrice Chepkorir, Eddah Chepkoech, Faith Chepkirui, Cicilia Chepkoech, Brenda Chepng’etich, Eunice Cherono, Susan Koech, Stacy Chepkemoi and Joan Chekirui.