Naisula Lesuuda (born 30 April 1984) is a Kenyan politician and
women's rights activist.Lesuuda was born in Samburu on 30 April 1984,
the first of three children born to an Anglican bishop and a
businesswoman. She graduated from Daystar University with a degree in
communications and community development.Lesuuda worked as a
journalist at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, including hosting
Good Morning Kenya. In 2009, after ten people were killed in cattle
rustling in Laikipia, she became a founding member of the Laikipia
Peace Caravan. This in turn led to the founding of a number of other
local peace organisations, supported by the Kenya government and
USAid. In 2010, her work with this organisation led to her becoming
the youngest Kenyan woman to win the presidential Order of the Grand
Warrior.In 2013, Lesuuda left her job to found the Naisula Lesuuda
Peace Foundation which advocates for the education of girls and for
the eradication of female genital mutilation and child marriage.
women's rights activist.Lesuuda was born in Samburu on 30 April 1984,
the first of three children born to an Anglican bishop and a
businesswoman. She graduated from Daystar University with a degree in
communications and community development.Lesuuda worked as a
journalist at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, including hosting
Good Morning Kenya. In 2009, after ten people were killed in cattle
rustling in Laikipia, she became a founding member of the Laikipia
Peace Caravan. This in turn led to the founding of a number of other
local peace organisations, supported by the Kenya government and
USAid. In 2010, her work with this organisation led to her becoming
the youngest Kenyan woman to win the presidential Order of the Grand
Warrior.In 2013, Lesuuda left her job to found the Naisula Lesuuda
Peace Foundation which advocates for the education of girls and for
the eradication of female genital mutilation and child marriage.
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