Defence Cabinet Secretary nominee Roselinda Soipan Tuya has declared her Net Worth.
Speaking before the National Assembly Committee on Appointments on Thursday, August 1, Soipan Tuya announced that she has amassed Ksh 243, 448 million.
“Mr. Speaker my net worth stands at Ksh 243, 448 million,” stated Soipan
She noted that during the last vetting, she was worth Ksh 156 million adding that the growth has been occasioned by appreciation of assets, private business and an asset she acquired within Nairobi.
“It is largely appreciation off assets, private business and one asset acquired within Nairobi,” she stated in response to the growth in wealth since the previous vetting.
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Soipan Tuya’s Net Worth During Previous Vetting
During her earlier vetting before assuming her Environment, Climate Change and Forestry CS position, Soipan told members of parliament that she was worth Ksh156 million.
In addition, she explained that her wealth was majorly made up of immovable assets like land and buildings. Also, she said that she had savings in the credit society of Parliament.
“I have three homes, one in Nairobi, Narok and my village and vehicles. I have apartments in Narok and one in Nairobi. Two plots of land in Kitengela and also a dairy business,” Tuya told the MPs.
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Her Political Career
Before beginning active politics, Soipan served as a land law and gender adviser for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
From 2006 to 2008, she worked as a legal officer in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Additionally, she took on the role of acting executive director and legal aid and education coordinator at Kituo Cha Sheria, an NGO dedicated to representing the poor and underprivileged.
In 2012, she transitioned into elective politics, winning the Narok Woman Representative seat in 2013, a position she held until 2022.
President William Ruto appointed her as CS to the Environment, Climate Change and Forestry ministry.
However, she was dismissed from the position alongside other Cabinet Members in June 2024. Soipan has now been nominated to become the Defence Cabinet Secretary.
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