- Joyce Laboso is the second governor of Bomet County and among the three female governors in Kenya.
- Today Joyce Laboso is among the most influential female leaders from Bomet County.
Dr. Joyce Laboso was born in 25th November 1960 and below are some interesting facts about her:
- She joined politics as her sister’s successor:
Joyce Laboso was not a politician until the death of her younger sister, Lorna Laboso. Joyce replaced Lorna who died in a plane crash in June 10 2010 as the (MP) Member of Parliament for Sotik Constituency.
- She was a lecturer at Egerton University:
Before joining politics, Dr. Joyce’s immediate proffesion was as a lecturer. She worked as a French Lecturer at the Egerton University in the Language and Linguistics department until her sister’s death.
- She is married to a Luo:
She is married to Edwin Abonyo, a former manager with Finlays. Her marriage to a Luo guy has been used often by her rivals who accuse her of being more inclined to Luo Nyanza as opposed to Kipsigis.
- Legendary:
Her development record as the Member of Parliament for Sotik was impressive. Construction of Sotik-Borabu highway remains a key project that bolstered her profile. The construction of Lorna Laboso memorial school, an ultra-modern girls school is another. It is therefore little wonder that clinched the county’s top job in the August elections.
- She is a mother :
Together with her husband Edwin Abonyo, they have three sons. The first born is in Australia , the second born studied piloting in South Africa while their last born sat for his KCSE at Kabarak High in 2016.
