Mary Maingi | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | politician |
| Known for | Member of parliament for theMwea Constituency |
| Political party | United Democratic Alliance |
Mary Maingi is aKenyan politician who has been a member of parliament for theMwea constituency. She was the only woman elected inKirinyaga County in 2022.[1]
Maingi was studying at theCatholic University of West Africa from 2003 to 2009 where she took her first and a masters degree.[2]
She stood as a candidate for theUnited Democratic Alliance in the 2022 election and she beat six other candidates in the Mwea constituency.[3]
She was one of several new women MPs as the total number of women MPs elected increased in 2022. However she was the only woman elected in her county.Suzanne Kiamba,Irene Njoki Mjembo,Agnes Mantaine Pareyio,Phyllis Jepkemoi,Marianne Jebet Kitany,Amina Laura Mnyazi and Maingi were all new MPs.[4] She was one of several women MPs who were the only women elected in their county. The others includedMary Emaase in Busia County,Naisula Lesuuda in Samburu andMishi Mboko in Mombasa.[4]
At the start of 2025 she was at Wang’uru Primary School where the construction of eight new classrooms was in progress. In April 2025, a 34 year old man was in court charged wirg sending threatenimng messages to Maingi over Whsatsapp.[5] On 9 June 2025, at the Wang’uru International Stadium, season two of the Mary Maingi Super Cup Football Tournament came to a close. Ninety teams had taken part for prizes.[6]