Hon. Dorothy Muthoni Ikiara is a veteran educator, trade unionist and Nominated MP in the 13th Parliament, appointed by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in 2022 to a seat dedicated to workers’ interests and rights. She is aspiring to be Senator for Meru County in 2027.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

She has a career of over four decades in education and labour: nearly 30 years as a classroom teacher and deputy headteacher under the Teachers Service Commission, the first National Women Representative of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), and national chairperson of the Kenya Women Teachers Association (KEWOTA), steering digital empowerment, financial literacy and mental health programmes for female teachers. In the National Assembly she is a member of the Departmental Committee on Blue Economy, Water and Irrigation and the Decentralized Funds Committee.