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'''Beth Mugo''' is a [[Kenya]]n politician. She belongs to [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|Party of National Unity]] and was |
'''Beth Mugo''' is a [[Kenya]]n politician. She belongs to [[Party of National Unity (Kenya)|Party of National Unity]] and was to represent the [[Dagoretti Constituency]] in the [[National Assembly of Kenya]] since the [[Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007]]<ref>[http://www.bunge.go.ke/members.php Members Of The 10th Parliament]. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed [[June 19]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Beth Mugo holds a Diploma in Business Management from [[Goldey-Beacom College]], completed a certificate course in Mass Media from Syracuse University in New York, and received a National Teachers’ Certificate from Kambui Teachers Training College in [[Kiambu]].<ref name=comm/> |
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She has been a headmistress at Kiganjo Primary School, held various top positions with the then Voice of Kenya Television (now the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation), and served as a director of the Kenya Women Finance Trust, a national organization founded and managed by women, to provide easy business loans to women. She is also a member of Women’s World Banking, an international micro-finance organisation that also provides loans for women.<ref name=comm/> |
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Mugo is a founder member and director of the Kenya Management Assistance Program, a national consultancy firm for new enterprises, and the founding national chairperson and national patron of the Kenyan chapter of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women.<ref name=comm/> |
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She is also the executive director of Lobby Hotels, a joint Kenyan-German venture in the hotel industry. She is the founder and managing director of Beth International Ltd., a chain of retail outlets specializing in the export of African artifacts and jewellery.<ref name=comm/> |
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In addition to being a founder member of the [[Social Democratic Party]] (before it merged with the PDU in 2007), Mugo was a national coordinator of women’s affairs for the party. She is a member of UNDP’s Africa 2000 Network Advisory Group, and was the convener of the African region’s Preparatory Forum ahead of the United Nations’ Conference on Women held in [[Beijing]], [[China]] in 1995.<ref name=comm/> |
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She is the president of the Council for Economic Empowerment of Women in Africa, a regional non-governmental organization that campaigns for economic justice for women by pushing for mainstreaming and inclusion of gender-friendly frameworks in all legislation and policy.<ref name=comm/> |
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Revision as of 14:01, 19 June 2008
Hon. Beth Wambui Mugo (b. 11 July 1939 in Kiambu district) is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to Party of National Unity and was reelected to represent the Dagoretti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007,[1] since initially appointed in 1997. In addition, Mugo is the Kenyan Minister for Public Health and Sanitation.[2]
Biography
Beth Mugo holds a Diploma in Business Management from Goldey-Beacom College, completed a certificate course in Mass Media from Syracuse University in New York, and received a National Teachers’ Certificate from Kambui Teachers Training College in Kiambu.[2]
She has been a headmistress at Kiganjo Primary School, held various top positions with the then Voice of Kenya Television (now the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation), and served as a director of the Kenya Women Finance Trust, a national organization founded and managed by women, to provide easy business loans to women. She is also a member of Women’s World Banking, an international micro-finance organisation that also provides loans for women.[2]
Mugo is a founder member and director of the Kenya Management Assistance Program, a national consultancy firm for new enterprises, and the founding national chairperson and national patron of the Kenyan chapter of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women.[2]
She is also the executive director of Lobby Hotels, a joint Kenyan-German venture in the hotel industry. She is the founder and managing director of Beth International Ltd., a chain of retail outlets specializing in the export of African artifacts and jewellery.[2]
In addition to being a founder member of the Social Democratic Party (before it merged with the PDU in 2007), Mugo was a national coordinator of women’s affairs for the party. She is a member of UNDP’s Africa 2000 Network Advisory Group, and was the convener of the African region’s Preparatory Forum ahead of the United Nations’ Conference on Women held in Beijing, China in 1995.[2]
She is the president of the Council for Economic Empowerment of Women in Africa, a regional non-governmental organization that campaigns for economic justice for women by pushing for mainstreaming and inclusion of gender-friendly frameworks in all legislation and policy.[2]