BEATRICE ASKUL MOE
| DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
| GENDER | Female |
| OCCUPATION | Politician |
Biography
Beatrice Askul Moe is the Cabinet Secretary (CS) nominee for East African Community Affairs (EAC) & Regional Development.
If approved by the National Assembly, Askul will be the first woman from Turkana to land Cabinet pick.
Beatrice Askul Moe Educational Background
Moe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences (Social Work) from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and is pursuing a master’s degree in governance and Ethics.
Additionally, the CS Nominee has specialized skills in development and management of community affairs, towards behavioral and social change in communities.
Similarly, she has undertaken various certifications and trainings including County Induction Course at Kenya School Government (Turkana County Government) and Corporate Governance Course (CGC) while serving as member to Rift Valley Water Services Board.
Askul has also undergone a Training on Audit Committees by KCA University (Institute for Capacity Development; Training of Trainers (TOT) Course for Community based development by AMREF Kenya; and Training in Methodologies for Conducting Baseline Assessment Survey for Food Security and Nutrition Improvement Project Turkana.
Beatrice Askul Moe Career
Moe is a Social Scientist and a Consultant who has previously served as the County Executive Committee Member in charge of Water, Irrigation, Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Turkana County Government between 2013 and 2015.
She was among the first ever County Executive Committee Members in Governor Nanok’s administration.
Beatrice Askul has previously served as a Director of the Rift Valley Water Services Board, and a Chairperson Technical Committee of the Rift Valley Water Services Board.
Moe has also held the position of a Chairperson Audit Committee to the Rift Valley Water Services Board, Project Officer AMREF Kenya Turkana Project and Relief Officer for the Oxfam Turkana Relief Program.
Politics & Role in ODM
The nominee showed interest in the Turkana South parliamentary seat in 2007 at a time when the region had only three Constituencies. She was however challenged by Josphat Nanok for the ODM party ticket, and he eventually won.
In 2017, she unsuccessfully vied for the Women Representative seat on a Chama Cha Mashinani ticket against Joyce Emanikor.
Moe was among the strategists who spearheaded the 2022 presidential campaign of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga, forming a 7-member panel that picked his running mate.
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