Hon. Dorice Donya Aburi, popularly known as Mama County, is the Kisii County Woman Representative, elected in 2022 on a Wiper Democratic Movement–Kenya (WDM-K) ticket. She has announced plans to contest the Kisii County governorship in 2027, aiming to be the first woman from the Abagusii community elected a constituency MP, Senator or Governor.

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Before elective politics she was a household name as a radio host broadcasting in Ekegusii. After an unsuccessful attempt in 2017, she won in 2022 by unseating the incumbent. She champions financial inclusion through micro-credit and table-banking networks for rural women’s groups, is a vocal advocate against gender-based violence, and supports the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill to tighten penalties for perpetrators and expand survivor protections. She has also highlighted the limited National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) allocations to women representatives compared with constituency development funds.