{"id":113222,"date":"2025-04-08T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/ruto-gachagua-pay-tribute-janet-maranias-as-advocate-for-disability-rights\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:05:00","slug":"ruto-gachagua-pay-tribute-janet-maranias-as-advocate-for-disability-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-gachagua-pay-tribute-janet-maranias-as-advocate-for-disability-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto, Gachagua pay tribute Janet Marania\u2019s as Advocate for Disability Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 8 \u2013 President William Ruto has joined other leaders in mourning the death of former Kajiado County Woman Representative, Janet Marina.<\/p>\n<p>He described Janet as a selfless team player and an inspiring role model who motivated many to pursue their dreams, despite her humble beginnings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeyiaa was a passionate and distinguished public servant who served her people with dedication. She was a selfless team player and an inspiring role model who motivated many to pursue their dreams, despite humble beginnings,\u201d Ruto stated.<\/p>\n<p>Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, for his part, said Janet \u2014 who they served together with in the 12th Parliament \u2014 will be remembered for her tireless advocacy for the rights of People Living with Disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Gachagua recalled that the former MP exemplified resilience and a powerful spirit, noting that nothing can stop a great soul from realizing their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>He praised her journey from working as a social worker to becoming a Member of Parliament, despite the challenges she faced due to a childhood disability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer contribution in Kajiado County on what hails our communities speak volumes on her resolve, especially speaking and advocating for the people living with disabilities will remain in our hearts as a people. She has left a big gap in our Nation,\u201d Gachagua said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 8 \u2013 President William Ruto has joined other leaders in mourning the death of former Kajiado County Woman Representative, Janet Marina. He described Janet as a selfless team player and an inspiring role model who motivated many to pursue their dreams, despite her humble beginnings. \u201cTeyiaa was a passionate and distinguished public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}