Margaret Kamar
Profile
Margaret Kamar is a Kenyan politician and academic who currently serves as a Senator representing Uasin Gishu County. She made history as the first elected female Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Kenya. Before her legislative career, she was a professor of Soil Science at Moi University and held various consultancy roles, including work with the United Nations Environment Programme. Her extensive political background includes serving as a Member of Parliament for Eldoret East, as well as holding ministerial positions such as Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
Details
- Born
- April 28, 1959 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Keiyo, Kenya
- Education
- Punjab Agricultural University, McGill University, University of Toronto
- Career
- Soils Consultant at UNEP, Professor of Soil Science at Moi University, Director at the International Centre for Research in Sustainable Development
