Martha Karua
Martha Karua | |
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| Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs | |
| In office 7 December 2005 – 6 April 2009 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Mwai Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | Mutula Kilonzo |
| Minister for Water Resources Management and Development | |
| In office 3 January 2003 – 24 November 2005 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Succeeded by | Mutua Katuku |
| Member of Parliament for Gichugu Constituency | |
| In office 26 January 1993 – 28 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Karekia Kariithi |
| Succeeded by | Ejidius Njogu Barua |
| Constituency | Gichugu Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Wangari Karua 22 September 1957 Embu District, Kenya |
| Political party |
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| Other political affiliations | Azimio la Umoja (2022–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Positions | Partner, Martha Karua & Co. (1987–2002) |
| Website | www |
Martha Wangari Karua (/wænˈɡɑːri kəˈraʊ/; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009. She has consistently fought for the protection of women's rights and improvements to the democratic process.
Karua ran for presidency in 2013 under the Narc-Kenya ticket making her the third woman to run for the highest office, after Charity Ngilu and Wangari Maathai in the 1997 elections. She emerged sixth in the race. She was picked to run for deputy president after being nominated as the running mate of presidential candidate Raila Odinga in the 2022 Kenyan general election.