The just concluded general election has seen a sizeable number of young people elected both to the Senate and National Assembly.
The 13th Parliament will have a total of 17 legislators who are under the age of 35 years
A governor who falls in the youth bracket was also elected
Elgeyo Marakwet governor Wesley Rotich tops the list of young leaders elected during the August 9 polls
He was elected on a UDA ticket after he garnered 147, 706 votes.
Rotich, 35, served as the deputy governor of the county outgoing governor Alex Tolgos.
In Nyandarua county, 31-year-old John Methu was elected senator on a UDA ticket after garnering 185,337 votes.
In Migori county, 32-year-old Eddy Oketch clinched the senate seat after garnering 295,228 votes.
In Oljororok constituency, 30-year-old Mwangi Muchiri was elected as Member of Parliament
In Mumias East MP where Peter Salasya, 32, was elected as the area MP on the DAP-Kenya ticket.
Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, 34, successfully defended his seat on the ODM ticket.
In Bomet county, voters settled on 24-year-old Linet Chepkorir Toto of UDA as their woman representative.
Toto, who won the hearts of many Kenyans with her resilience and humility, garnered 242,775 votes to beat eight other hopefuls in the race.
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