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Hon. Captain Ruweida Mohamed

ASPIRING: MP –
Lamu East
COUNTY: Lamu

Hon. Captain Ruweida Mohamed is Member of Parliament for Lamu East Constituency in the 13th Parliament, aiming to retain the seat for a second consecutive term in 2027 on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. A commercial airline captain by profession, she is the first woman elected a constituency MP in Lamu County.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

She worked as a Line Captain for Mombasa Air Safari, logging over 5,000 flight hours, and founded Obo Aviation. She holds a BSc in Aviation Management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Business Management from Moi University. She was elected Lamu County Woman Representative on a Jubilee ticket in 2017, chaired the Parliamentary Committee on Regional Integration, and in 2022 moved to contest the Lamu East constituency seat, which she won on a Jubilee ticket.

 

My political agenda

In Lamu East she lobbied in early 2026 for decentralised registries, enabling the first birth certificate to be issued within the constituency; oversaw installation of mobile network masts in remote areas such as Siyu and Mkokoni; expanded primary school infrastructure through the NG-CDF; and is spearheading a parliamentary petition to reclaim community lands designated as marine reserves. Her priorities include security in border areas such as Kiunga, telecommunications infrastructure and local civil registries.