Joyce Laboso
Joyce Cherono Abonyo (née Laboso; 25 November 1960 – 29 July 2019) was a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Bomet County from 2017 until her death on 29 July 2019. She was a Member of Parliament representing Sotik constituency, before she was elected to the gubernatorial seat.
Joyce Laboso | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bomet County | |
| In office 22 August 2017 – 29 July 2019 | |
| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Preceded by | Isaac Ruto |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Farah Maalim |
| Succeeded by | Moses Cheboi |
| Member of Parliament for Sotik | |
| In office 7 October 2008 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lorna Laboso |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Koskei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Cherono Laboso 25 November 1960 Bomet County, Kenya Colony |
| Died | 29 July 2019 (aged 58) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Political party | Jubilee |
| Spouse |
Edwin Abonyo (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | joycelaboso |
She was married to Dr. Edwin Abonyo, and had two sons. In 2008, she had to drop her husband's name and revert to Laboso because her marital status to a man from another community provided ammunition for her detractors to degrade her in her political journey.
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