Hon. Dr. Lilian Achieng Gogo, popularly known as “Alily Panadol,” is serving her second consecutive term as Member of Parliament for Rangwe Constituency on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket, and will defend her seat for a third term in 2027. She was the first woman elected to represent Rangwe in 2017 and, in 2022, the first MP to be re-elected consecutively in the constituency since the multi-party era began.

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She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science and Technology, a Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology and a PhD in Food Science (Food Safety) from Egerton University, and later a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Nairobi. She was a senior lecturer at Egerton University and Kenya Methodist University, plant manager at Spin Knit Dairies and assistant factory manager at Kenya Cooperative Creameries. She moved into politics because, as a lecturer, she felt unable to address local issues such as water scarcity and women’s economic disempowerment without legislative influence. She has served on the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and the Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library Committee.