Uasin Gishu Woman Representative and National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss was forced to leave an event in Moiben after being confronted by angry residents.
The incident happened on May 21, during a milk cooler distribution event, which was disrupted as tensions rose among locals over county leadership disputes.
Residents accused her of trying to take credit for projects they believed belonged to the county government.
The situation quickly became chaotic, with the residents shouting at her and demanding that she leave the area.
The residents also complained that she had been absent from the ground for a long time, alleging that she had focused more on national duties than on engaging her constituents. They openly told her to leave, saying she had “disappeared for years.”
Videos seen by The Kenya Times showed the tense confrontation, with crowds heckling her team and creating a hostile environment that forced her to leave the event.
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Gladys, who has served as Uasin Gishu Woman Representative since 2017 and was re-elected in 2022, is also the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.
She has been active in development initiatives, including a multi-school feeding program launched in early May in partnership with private entities and support for women’s football teams in Moiben.
Gladys Boss Political Rise and Leadership Journey
Gladys Boss entered elective politics in 2017 after building a career in law, academia, and public administration, and quickly rose through the parliamentary ranks during her first term as Uasin Gishu Woman Representative.
She took on leadership roles in the National Assembly, serving as Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation and contributing to influential committees, including Justice and Legal Affairs, Liaison, and Procedure and House Rules.
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Throughout her tenure, she was actively involved in legislative business, participating in over 300 parliamentary sessions and debates.
In 2018, she introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill to restructure women’s representation by proposing reforms to the positions of county women representatives.
Gladys Boss also sponsored the Kenya Reparations Bill (2019), which seeks justice and compensation for victims of historical injustices, and has consistently advocated for the implementation of the two-thirds gender rule and women’s empowerment policies.
In the August 2022 General Election, she was re-elected on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket with a decisive victory, securing 292,154 votes against her closest rival’s 54,742.
Shortly after, on September 8, 2022, she was elected Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, becoming only the second woman in Kenya’s history to hold the position after the late Joyce Laboso.
