Linah Kilimo

She first ventured into politics in 1997 by contesting the parliamentary seat on a KANU ticket, but lost to John Kiptoo Marrirmoi during the party primaries.

She defected to Charity Ngilu's SDP but her campaign didn't gather sufficient momentum because of KANU's dominance in the region.

[1] In 2005, she opposed the Constitutional Referendum,[2] a de facto vote of no confidence in the Kibaki government.

[3] When the Government lost the referendum vote, she was removed from the Cabinet alongside high-profile politicians such as Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka.

[4] The defeat of the Government marked the birth of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM),[5] the largest political party (as at 2013 general elections).