Cate Waruguru Biography
Cate Waruguru Biography:She is referred to as “Mrembo wa Laikipia” meaning ‘the beauty of Laikipia’, but Catherine Waruguru is more than that. She is the current woman representative of Laikipia county, having won the seat in the 2017 general elections. It is through hard work and determination that she is successful today. Life wasn’t always easy for the young legislator growing up but she pressed on with the desire to succeed on one side and her grandmother on the other. At some point, her grandmother thought she would be an evangelist and she even did a course in Theology but that was not meant to be. Instead she joined the murky world of politics and has been active since 2013.
Cate Waruguru Age
In an interview with DiasporaNews 9 months ago, Cate stated that she was 33 years old.
Cate Waruguru Education
Cate attended Kanyama Secondary School in Mathira Nyeri county followed by Karatina Institute of Theology in 2007 where she did a Diploma in Theology.
In 2010, she joined Kenya Institute of Management for a Diploma in Management. She then joined Karatina University for a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and graduated in 2016. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Management and Innovation at KCA (Kenya College of Accountancy).
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Cate Waruguru Family
The Laikipia woman representative was born in the central part of Kenya in a humble background. She was raised by her grandmother, Catherine Wandia, whom she credits for making her into the person she is today.
“My grandmother is my greatest pillar. She taught me that I could be anything I wanted to be – married or not, from whichever background. She taught me that I did not need money to be successful. You need an idea that works, a clear mind, and to make people believe in you. They will invest in your idea,” she was quoted by Jacqueline Mahugu of diaspora news.
Cate Waruguru Career
Cate Waruguru was the manager of Nanyuki Zone Access Kenya. Access is a locally owned and operated internet service provider with headquarters in Westlands. In 2013, the Jubilee Alliance nominated her for the Laikipia County Assembly, making her one of Kenya’s youngest nominated MCAs at the age of thirty-three. For the Laikipia Women Representative seat, she competed and prevailed four years later.
According to Cate’s comments in an interview, earning the woman rep post in 2017 was one of her proudest achievements as a young lady without a godfather or financial support. As a nominated MCA, “I was so young – out of 13 women” – I was elected.Throughout her political career, she has shown herself to be an outspoken advocate for improving people’s lives. The cancer measure she supports would lower the cost of cancer treatment in Kenya. In addition, she started the Fanikisha Youth Program, which aims to develop young people in educational institutions. At one point, she said of her old team, “We have been busy traveling about conducting harambees and visiting churches,” but now her allegiance is with the president.
What was promised was not always fulfilled in full. When Ruto took me to Laikipia, he promised six school buses, but they have yet to arrive. I’ve chosen not to send my folks to the Opposition since other areas are preoccupied with development projects,” she was cited by the media as saying.
Cate Waruguru Personal Life
Cate is Kiprotich William Kiget’s second wife and is the mother of two children with the lawyer. The couple made it to the headlines when Kericho’s Sunshine Hotel denied them access to a shared room after which she promised to sue the facility for discrimination and humiliation. Speaking to KTN’s Gitonga Michael on her polygamous marriage, she said, “I will challenge my good friends. Most of them I know they are married and they have their marital wife or husband but wako na mpango zao. You will realize that I am better off if I know this is the man that I want to be with. I would like anybody to challenge me and tell me whether or not I am casted to go to hell because I am married as a second wife.”