Senator Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla Oyomo, popularly known as Abito or Akuru Marachar, is a civil servant, resource strategist and human rights advocate serving as a Nominated Senator in the 13th Parliament, and is moving to elective politics to contest the Ndhiwa parliamentary seat in 2027.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

She has over three decades of experience in public education, state parastatals and regional administration. She holds a Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University and a Master of Education from the University of Nairobi, and completed the Senior Management Course at the Kenya School of Government. She spent nearly a decade as a pioneer County Executive Committee Member in the Homa Bay County Government (2013–2022), covering water, land and social services. In the Senate she serves on the Lands, Environment and Natural Resources; Energy; and ICT committees, and is Treasurer of the Kenya Women Senators Association (KEWOSA).