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A defining moment in her career came in 2022 when she was chosen as the running mate to presidential candidate Raila Odinga, becoming the first woman in Kenyan history to appear on a major coalition's presidential ticket.
Historians and political analysts often compare her impact to that of Wangari Maathai and Martha Karua , placing her within the lineage of Kenya’s most transformative female leaders.
Despite facing a politically motivated bribery scandal linked to the 2013 presidential campaign of Martha Karua , a subsequent court case fully vindicated her, proving the allegations malicious and false.