Minister for Gender and Children Affairs Esther Murugi Mathenge of Kenya

Esther Murugi Mathenge is a Kenyan politician.

Esther Murugi Mathenge has been struggling in politics for the last fifteen years to capture the Nyeri Town parliamentary seat in central province of the country.

By 2007, Esther Murugi Mathenge had learnt the game and she made her third attempt for the Nyeri Town Constituency seat, this time more vigorously and she finally won.

Esther Murugi Mathenge has taken charge of the portfolio for gender and children.

Nairobi A policy aimed at ending child labour has been developed, Gender and Children Affairs minister Esther Murugi Mathenge has said.

And Nyeri Town MP Esther Murugi Mathenge was appointed, for the first time, minister for Gender and Children Affairs.

PointBlank thinks minister Esther Murugi Mathenge has a big task.

Esther Murugi Mathenge said It is an honour for me to preside over this cause that seeks to better the lives of mothers and children who lack access to basic health services.

Ms Mathenge said child labour and sexual abuse were the biggest challenges facing her ministry.

Earlier, while paying a courtesy call on Eastern provincial commissioner David Jakaiti, Ms Mathenge said her ministry was too understaffed and poorly equipped to cope with the many issues affecting children in the country.