Gathoni Wa Muchomba

Peninnah Gathoni Muchomba popularly known as Gathoni Wa Mucomba is a Kenyan journalist, entrepreneur and politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Githunguri Constituency in the bicameral Kenyan parliament since 2022 and a member of the ruling party, UDA. She formerly vied and won the Kiambu women representative post in the 2017 General election. Gathoni garnered 922,829 votes from Kiambu county constituents becoming the third highest candidate with the majority votes after President Uhuru Kenyatta and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

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 * It is murder to double VAT on fuel products from 8% to 16%. It means the cost of basic commodities like bread will go up from KSh 70 to KSh 120, the price of bus fare and everything that is transported will go up. The cost of living will go up and you will remember me
 * Gathoni Wa Muchomba said, ( TUKO, June 14, 2023 )