Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs
In office 7 December 2005 – 6 April 2009
President
Mwai Kibaki
Preceded by
Mwai Kibaki
Succeeded by
Mutula Kilonzo
Minister for Water Resources Management and Development
In office 3 January 2003 – 24 November 2005
President
Mwai Kibaki
Succeeded by
Mutua Katuku
Member of Parliament for Gichugu Constituency
In office 26 January 1993 – 28 March 2013
Preceded by
Geoffrey Karekia Kariithi
Succeeded by
Ejidius Njogu Barua
Constituency
Gichugu Constituency
Personal details
Born
Martha Wangari Karua
(1957-09-22) 22 September 1957 (age 66) Kirinyaga District, Kenya
Political party
Ford–Asili (1992)
Democratic Party (1992–2006)
Narc–Kenya (2006–present)
Other political affiliations
Azimio la Umoja (2022–present)
Children
2[1]
Alma mater
University of Nairobi
United States International University - Africa
Profession
Lawyer
Positions
Partner, Martha Karua & Co. (1987–2002)
Website
www.joinmarthakarua.com
Martha Wangari Karua (/wænˈɡɑːrikəˈraʊ/; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009. She has consistently fought for the protection of women's rights and improvements to the democratic process.[2]
Karua ran for presidency in 2013 under the Narc-Kenya ticket making her the third woman to run for the highest office, after Charity Ngilu and Wangari Maathai in the 1997 elections. She emerged sixth in the race. She was picked to run for deputy president after being nominated as the running mate of presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the 2022 Kenyan general election.[3]
^"Martha Karua: I'm Not Married But That's A Non-Issue". nairobiwire.com. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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^"Kenya elections 2022: Raila Odinga picks Martha Karua as running mate". BBC News. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
Martha Wangari Karua (/wænˈɡɑːri kəˈraʊ/; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu...
patron. The alliance fielded Odinga as its presidential candidate and MarthaKarua as its deputy presidential candidate in the 2022 Kenyan election, which...
interviews for 10 prospective running mates, namely: Kalonzo Musyoka, MarthaKarua, Peter Munya, Sabina Chege, Peter Kenneth, Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, Ali...
candidate for the Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition party with the IEBC. MarthaKarua is Odinga's running mate. On 6 June, Odinga launched his 10-point manifesto...
– March 2013 William Ruto, Deputy Vice-President April 2013–present MarthaKarua John Michuki Njenga Karume Jeremiah Nyagah, long-serving cabinet minister...
Presidential election on a NARC-Kenya ticket, as the running mate to MarthaKarua. Lotodo studied economics at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya in India...
Lost N 2013 Kalonzo Musyoka 5,340,546 43.7% Lost N 2017 6,822,812 44.9% Annulled N Oct 2017 73,228 1.0% Lost N 2022 MarthaKarua 6,942,930 48.85% Lost N...
International Sports Centre, Kasarani in a ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Martha Koome, and attended by over 20 heads of state and government. The inauguration...
Mwendwa – 1995 Minister of Justice - MarthaKarua – 2006-2009 Minister of Constitutional Affairs - MarthaKarua – 2008 Foreign minister – Amina Mohamed...
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misappropriation of the funds. Narc party leader and human rights defender, MarthaKarua, was the first leader to come out publicly call on the President Kenyatta's...
that it attracted leaders Cyrus Jirongo, Mukhisa Kituyi (from Western, MarthaKarua and Peter Kenneth from Mount Kenya region to campaign for him. The group...
became its chairman, and Odinga became the presidential candidate with MarthaKarua as his running mate. They lost to William Ruto, who was then Kenyatta's...
Communications Samuel Poghisio Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs MarthaKarua Minister for Local Government Uhuru Kenyatta Minister for Public Service...
of the remaining NARC members founded the new Narc-Kenya party led by MarthaKarua. On 5 October 2007, Ngilu announced her support for the Orange Democratic...
Nairobi paper The Daily Nation, has been threatened with legal action by MarthaKarua, a politician whom the cartoonist has satirised. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter...
"Project Uhuru II" by among MarthaKarua who was also a presidential hopeful for 2012 and also comes from the same tribe as Uhuru. Karua was alluding to "Project...
Narc Kenya Party Leader and 2013 presidential candidate, Senior Counsel MarthaKarua, tweeted "Congrats to Jerotich Seii, David Ndii and all those who boldly...
7 January 2024. The Standard. "Two cents from farmers' coffee built MarthaKarua's school". Retrieved 5 February 2024. eKitabu. "Machakos Girls' High School"...
in August 2007 by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs MarthaKarua didn't garner the necessary votes due to issues of women representation...
MarthaKarua, joined Orengo and ODM in calling for full disclosure of the details of the sale, and Kimunya's resignation or dismissal, though Karua later...
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