Description: (One of the First Members of Parliament from Kenya)
Grace Emily Ogot was a versatile professional who succeeded in multiple fields during her career. She made notable contributions as an author, nurse, journalist, politician, and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma, she became the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to have her work published. In politics, she was a trailblazer, serving as one of the first members of parliament in Kenya and later as an assistant minister. Grace Ogot's varied career and accomplishments had a lasting influence on Kenya's literary and political realms.