Baraza represented Kenya in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, three times in the World Championship and in numerous continental events.

[1] Barasa was born in 1975 and she attended Lugulu High School which is known for its support for volleyball.

[2] She was one of the few Kenyan players to play professional volleyball abroad, for Al Ahly in Egypt, Vileo and Unic-Romania in Romania, Panellinios in Greece and Dicle University in Turkey.

At the time of her death, she was still an active player with the Kenya Commercial Bank volleyball club, although she had been dropped from the national team.

After her death volleyball matches were postponed in Kenya until after her funeral as a mark of respect.