GLADYS BOSS
DATE OF BIRTH | Unknown |
GENDER | Female |
OCCUPATION | Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly |
Biography
Gladys Boss is the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly having been elected to the position on 8th September 2022.
She was first elected to the National Assembly in 2017 as the Woman Representative for Uasin Gishu County and was re-elected in August 2022.
Educational and Memberships
Boss holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
Similarly, she holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Cape Town, a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi.
Gladys is a member of the Foundation for Legal Knowledge Based Systems (JURIX), LEXUM at the University of Montreal and the Legislative XML at the European University Institute.
She is also a member of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Kenya), Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Kenya Women Judges Association, International Association of Reporters of Judicial Decisions and International Association of Women Judges.
The speaker was a co-convenor of the Governance Justice Law and Order Sector (GJLOS) Reform Programme Thematic Group on Justice, Law and Order.
Likewise, she served as a member of the Public Complaints Committee established under the Environmental Management and Coordination Act, 1999.
Additionally, she volunteers as a Board Member of the International School of Theology/International Leadership University and Vice President of the Board of the French School Kenya, Lycee Denis Diderot.
Career of Gladys Boss
Prior to her election as Member of Parliament, Gladys served as the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary of Kenya where she was the chief administrator and accounting officer.
She coordinated the inauguration and realisation of the Judiciary’s Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2016, secured the largest budget for the Judiciary.
Boss also administered the reorganisation of the Judiciary into seven (7) directorates and seventeen (17) administrative regions across the country.
The deputy speaker is also credited with implementation and deployment of several ICT projects at the Judiciary.
Gladys previously held positions as The Deputy Electoral Officer at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission; Chief Executive Officer and Editor at the National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law).
Also, she served as Assistant Editor at Kenya Law Reports; Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nairobi; Partner at Boss & Company Advocates.
Additionally, she worked as Advocate at Kilonzo & Company Advocates; and International Waters Consultant at the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
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