Philomena Chelagat Mutai was a prominent female Kenyan politician and human rights defender known for her bold utterances in and outside the Parliament of Kenya.
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Philomena Chelagat Mutai was a prominent female Kenyan politician and human rights defender known for her bold utterances in and outside the Parliament of Kenya. Popularly known as 'Chelagat Mutai', she started out as a vocal student activist and journalist, later joining elective politics early in her life and becoming a fierce critic of the Kenya government.
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2013 · aged 64
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5 languages
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