Mary Maingi

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Mary Maingi
Nationality Kenyan
Occupationpolitician
Known forMember of parliament for the Mwea Constituency
Political partyUnited Democratic Alliance

Mary Maingi is a Kenyan politician who has been a member of parliament for the Mwea constituency. She was the only woman elected in Kirinyaga County in 2022. [1]

Life

Maingi was studying at the Catholic University of West Africa from 2003 to 2009 where she took her first and a masters degree. [2]

She stood as a candidate for the United Democratic Alliance in the 2022 election and she beat six other candidates in the Mwea constituency. [3]

She was one of several new women MPs as the total number of women MPs elected increased in 2022. However she was the only woman elected in her county. Suzanne Kiamba, Irene Njoki Mjembo, Agnes Mantaine Pareyio, Phyllis Jepkemoi, Marianne Jebet Kitany, Amina Laura Mnyazi and Maingi were all new MPs. [4]

At the start of 2025 she was at Wang’uru Primary School where the construction of eight new classrooms was in progress. In April 2025, a 34 year old man was in court charged wirg sending threatenimng messages to Maingi over Whsatsapp. [5] On 9 June 2025, at the Wang’uru International Stadium, season two of the Mary Maingi Super Cup Football Tournament came to a close. Ninety teams had taken part for prizes. [6]

References

  1. "List of 2022 Governors, Senators, MPs and Woman Reps - Kenya Elections | Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. "HON. MAINGI MARY | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  3. "Woman newcomer who beat six opponents to win Mwea MP seat". Daily Nation. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  4. "New dawn: Women's historic wins in year of firsts, shifting tides and upsets". Daily Nation. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  5. "Man Charged After Threatening Mwea MP Mary Maingi on WhatsApp - Kenyans.co.ke". www.kenyans.co.ke. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  6. "Wang'uru Stadium hosts Season 2 of Hon. Mary Maingi Super Cup tourney". Capital Sports. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-07-01.