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Kenyan politician and activist

Hon Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony
Born	Zipporah Jepchirchir Chesire (age&#;81&#;82) Trans Nzoia, Kenya
Nationality	Kenyan
Education	Kapsabet Girls High School
Occupation	Chairlady
Years&#;active	-
Organization	Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization
Known&#;for	Women's Rights Activism
Notable work	Sheer Grit
Political party	KANU
Spouse	Paul Kittony
Children	3
Parents	Isaiah Chesire (father) Elizabeth Chesire (mother)
Honours	Order of the Golden Warrior, American Biographical Institute Woman of the Year

Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony (born ), better known as Zipporah Kittony, is a former Kenyan politician and women's and children's rights activist.

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She served as nominated Member of Parliament between and and as a KANU nominated Senator between and . She also served as the Chairperson of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO) from to

Early life and education

Kittony was born in in Kasoyo Village, Baringo County to Isaiah and Elizabeth Chesire.^[1] Her father was a Christian missionary and her brother, Reuben Chesire, was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Eldoret North from to She is the fifth of twelve siblings, nine sisters and three brothers.

Kittony started her education at Kapropita Primary School and proceeded to Kapsabet Girls High School for her secondary education. Upon completion of secondary school, she returned to Kapropita Primary School where she worked as an untrained teacher.^[2]

She left teaching in to join the Family Planning Association of Kenya where she trained Kericho women on family planning.^{[citation needed]}

In the s she was appointed to the World Assembly of Youth as the East and Central Africa Senior Programmes Officer.

She quit this position in to focus on farming. In she was appointed the chairperson of the Agriculture Society of Kenya, Kericho.^{[citation needed]}

Kittony served as chair of MYWO for Trans Nzoia Branch then later ascended to become the national chairperson of the organization.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Her political career began in when she was nominated MP for Cherangany by then President Daniel arap Moi.

She held this seat until when she decided to run for elective position as MP on a KANU ticket.

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She lost to Joshua Kutuny of the Orange Democratic Movement. In the elections, KANU nominated her as senator.

As a nominated senator, Kittony was opposed to the two thirds gender rule. She stated that there were more women than men in Kenya and thus the one third rule limited women to the positions they could take.^{[citation needed]}

She retired from active politics in ^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

She was married to Paul Kittony in with whom she has three children - two sons and a daughter.

One of her sons, Kiprono Kittony, is the Chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange as well as Radio Africa Group.^{[citation needed]}

She enjoys a close relationship with the Moi family. Former president Daniel arap Moi lived in the Chesire homestead in his younger years and it was Chesire who taught him about Christianity.

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Gideon Moi has attended her grandchildren's birthdays.^[3]

On 13 February , her younger sister Esther Jeruto was taken by Ugandan authorities as she was boarding a plane to Kenya at the Entebbe International Airport. She was never seen again. At the time, Jeruto was a student at Makerere University.^[4]

She contacted COVID in and was on a ventilator for more than a month.^{[citation needed]}

She backed Raila Odinga in the Kenya General Elections.^[5]

At the burial of her brother Reuben, Kittony told the crowd that the deceased's family was waiting for an apology from then deputy president William Ruto for having slapped the late Chesire at the State House, Nairobi in Both Chesire and Ruto were vying for the position of MP, Eldoret North.

Speaking at the burial, Kalonzo Musyoka dared Ruto to deny that he had slapped Chesire.^[6]

She released her memoir titled Sheer Grit in ^{[citation needed]}

After retiring from active politics, she is now a full-time farmer at her Sirwo Farm in Cherangany, Trans Nzoia, where she plants green and purple tea.

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Her farm holds the record for the highest single day factory produce in Kenya (1, kilogrammes)^[7]

Kittony was awarded Order of the Golden Warrior in In , she was awarded the American Biographical Institute Woman of the Year.^{[citation needed]}

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