Justina Wamae (Justina Wambui Wamae) is a Kenyan advocate, entrepreneur, newspaper contributor, and popular politician. Wamae has been on the political scene for a while but rose to prominence in June 2022 when she was picked as the presidential running mate for Roots Party whose flag bearer is Professor George Wajackoyah.
Since they declared their bid to run for the country’s top job the two have managed to create a wave that has caught the attention of the nation. The duo brought an agenda that was rhyming with the youth hence garnering massive support from the youths.
The party’s prominence rose when they introduced their agenda which included the legalization of marijuana and snake rearing.
Justina Wamae Age and Place of Birth
The popular politician was born in 1987 in the slums of Kibera, Nairobi County. Despite being born in Kibera her family later relocated to Syokimau after the 2007-2008 election violence.
Justina Wamae Family
Much she is not known about her family she is the firstborn in a family of two children.
Education Level
She attended Kilimani Primary School in the Kilimani area of Westlands, Nairobi where she completed her primary level in 2001. After that, she joined Limuru Girls School in Kiambu County, graduating in 2005.
She later enrolled at Daystar University in 2006 where she studied Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management Information Systems. After completing her education at Daystar University she went to UK where she studied Diploma in Purchasing and Supply at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies between 2010-2012.
She later joined the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology for her Master’s degree in Procurement and Logistics.
Justina Wamae Husband and Children
The beautiful politician is of the market, she is married to Alex Kanyi, the two met way back in 2017 when she was contesting for the Mavoko seat. They later officiated their union and welcomed their first child in 2019.
Career
Wamae began working when she was still a student but mostly worked as an intern. In 2009, she started working at ICRAF as a logistics and st