Esther Passaris

Esther Passaris
County woman representative of Nairobi City County
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 August 2017
Preceded byRachel Shebesh
Personal details
Born
Esther Passaris

(1964-10-20) 20 October 1964 (age 60)
Mombasa, Kenya
Political partyOrange Democratic Movement
(Since 2017)[1]
Children2
Residence(s)Nairobi, Kenya[2]
Alma materStrathmore University
(Advanced Management Program)
University of London
(Diploma in Law)
United States International University Africa
(BSc International Business Administration)[3]
Websiteesthermpassaris.com

Esther Muthoni Passaris OGW (born 20 October 1964) is a Kenyan politician, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is the Nairobi County woman representative in the bicameral Kenyan parliament,[4] and a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Political Party.[1]

In 2013, she ran for member of parliament as a women's representative for Nairobi County, on the Kenya National Congress political party ticket but lost to Rachel Shebesh.[1] She is a female public figure in Kenyan business[5] and politics.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b c Alex Isoe (2 April 2017). "Esther Passaris Officially Joins ODM". Kenyans.co.ke. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ Wasuna, Brian (26 April 2015). "Passaris in legal battle to stop sale of Kitisuru home". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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  4. ^ Collins Omulo (5 June 2018). "Passaris asks Sonko to name her as Nairobi deputy governor". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ Ilako, Cynthia. "Women politicians feted for their role in business". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Chapter 6: Access to Justice". Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya: Unleashing the Power of Women. World Bank Publications. 2007. ISBN 9780821369203. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ Cutura, Jozefina (2006). "Voices of Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya" (PDF). Washington DC: International Finance Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.