Joyce Laboso | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bomet County | |
| In office 22 August 2017 – 29 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Ruto |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Farah Maalim |
| Succeeded by | Moses Cheboi[1] |
| Member of Parliament for Sotik | |
| In office 7 October 2008 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Lorna Laboso |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Koskei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Cherono Laboso 25 November 1960 Kericho District, Kenya Colony |
| Died | 29 July 2019 (aged 58) Nairobi, Kenya |
| Political party | Jubilee |
| Spouse |
Edwin Abonyo (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | joycelaboso |
Joyce Cherono Abonyo (née Laboso; 25 November 1960 – 29 July 2019)[2] was a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Bomet County from 2017 until her death on 29 July 2019. She was a Member of Parliament representing Sotik constituency, before she was elected to the gubernatorial seat.
She was married to Dr. Edwin Abonyo, and had two sons. In 2008, she had to drop her husband's name and revert to Laboso because her marital status to a man from another community provided ammunition for her detractors to degrade her in her political journey.[3]