PHYLIS BARTOO
| AGE | NOT KNOWN |
| GENDER | FEMALE |
| OCCUPATION | POLITICIAN |
Phylis Bartoo is a Kenyan politician and the current Member of Parliament for Moiben Constituency in Uasin Gishu County.
She was elected in August 2022 under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as a first-time legislator.
Professor Bartoo transitioned from academia to legislative duties, anchoring her public profile on education reform, agricultural empowerment, and community development.
Educational Background
Prof. Bartoo began her education at Kapkendi Girls, where she completed her KCSE in 1991, following her earlier primary studies at Kapkei Primary in the 1980s.
She earned her Bachelor of Education (Arts) from Kenyatta University between 1993 and 1997.
She advanced her studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, completing a PhD in Linguistics in 2010.
Phylis Bartoo’s academic expertise spans sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and second-language pedagogy.
Career
From 1998 to 2011, Professor Bartoo served at Egerton University as a senior lecturer and eventually head of the Department of Literature, Language, and Linguistics.
In the same institution, Phylis Bartoo also held dean-level responsibilities within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Following her retirement from university service, she successfully contested for the Moiben parliamentary seat in 2022.
In Parliament, she serves on the Education and Research Committee and the Procedure and House Rules Committee, using her academic insight to influence education policy and legislative procedure.
Net Worth
Details about her net worth are not publicly available.
However, Phylis Jepkemoi Bartoo earns a gross salary of KSh 739,600 as a Member of Parliament. This includes:
- Basic Salary: KSh 443,760
- House Allowance: KSh 150,000
- Salary Market Adjustment: KSh 145,840
She also receives:
- Sitting Allowance: KSh 7,500 per parliamentary sitting, up to a maximum of KSh 120,000 monthly
- Mileage Allowance: KSh 116.63 per kilometre (capped at KSh 353,778 monthly)
- Car Maintenance Allowance: KSh 356,525 monthly
- Airtime Allowance: KSh 15,000 monthly
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