Joyce Laboso
Kenyan politician (1960–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joyce Cherono Abonyo (née Laboso; 25 November 1960 – 29 July 2019)[2] was a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Bomet County from 2017 until her death on 29 July 2019. She was a Member of Parliament representing Sotik constituency, before she was elected to the gubernatorial seat.
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Joyce Laboso | |
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Governor of Bomet County | |
In office 22 August 2017 – 29 July 2019 | |
President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
Preceded by | Isaac Ruto |
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
In office 28 March 2013 – 22 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Farah Maalim |
Succeeded by | Moses Cheboi[1] |
Member of Parliament for Sotik | |
In office 7 October 2008 – 22 August 2017 | |
Preceded by | Lorna Laboso |
Succeeded by | Dominic Koskei |
Personal details | |
Born | Joyce Cherono Laboso (1960-11-25)25 November 1960 Bomet County, Kenya Colony |
Died | 29 July 2019(2019-07-29) (aged 58) Nairobi, Kenya |
Political party | Jubilee |
Spouse |
Edwin Abonyo (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
Website | joycelaboso |
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She was married to Dr. Edwin Abonyo, and had two sons. In 2008, she had to drop her husband's name and revert to Laboso because her marital status to a man from another community provided ammunition for her detractors to degrade her in her political journey.[3]