Despite being the first Maasai woman to become a Cabinet Secretary when she was appointed in October 2022, newly nominated Defence Cabinet Secretary Roselinda Soipan Tuya is both loved and disliked among members of her community.
Tuya, a highly educated and US-trained lawyer, is among the Cabinet Secretaries who made a comeback after President Ruto dissolved his Cabinet following protests by the youth. She is the fourth daughter out of 15 children of former Narok South Member of Parliament Samson Ole Tuya.