Hon. Edith Vethi Nyenze is serving her second full term as Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency, representing the Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM-K), and aims to retain the seat in 2027. She entered public leadership after the death of her husband, former Minority Leader Francis Nyenze, winning the March 2018 by-election with over 72% of the vote, and successfully defended the seat in 2022.

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She holds an Executive MBA from JKUAT and a Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management. She was HR and Procurement Manager at the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) and a school headmistress under the Teachers Service Commission. In the National Assembly she is an active member of the Finance and National Planning Committee and the Delegated Legislation Committee.