Valentine Wanjiru Githae, a Kenyan girl primarily based within the United States (US), has been a subject of debate for confronting former Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua over his “tribal politics”.
Githae requested Gachagua to embrace a extra nationalistic method as a substitute of specializing in the Mt. Kenya area on the expense of different communities.
“If we place ourselves as Kikuyu, one other tribe will even do this, and earlier than we all know it, we’re again to the identical downside,” she cautioned.
Githae talked about that she is from Karandi village in Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County.
Gachagua is the previous Member of Parliament (MP) for Mathira Constituency.
She launched herself as a consultant of the 6.25 Movement.
The 6.25 Movement’s web site acknowledges her because the founder.
According to their web site, Githae based the Movement in January 2025.
Its identify honors a essential interval between June 18th and June twenty sixth, 2024, when numerous courageous younger Kenyans entered Parliament grounds in protest of the Finance Bill, and lots of had been tragically shot and killed.
Githae’s LinkedIn profile additionally acknowledges her because the founding father of 6.25 Movement.
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Valentine Githae Education
She holds an Associate diploma in General Studies-Pol Science from Montgomery College.
Githae additionally holds a bachelor’s diploma in political science and authorities and a Master of Public Administration-Global Governance and Development from American University.
Career
Githae at the moment serves as a Policy and Programs Green Fellow on the workplace of the Chief of Staff within the Department of Energy and Environment.
Prior to this, she was an Economic Development intern at Anacostia Business Improvement District.
She began her profession as a Senior Universal Banker at Sandy Spring Bank in 2020 earlier than she was promoted to a Teller Supervisor.
Githae was a Research intern at The Sunwater Institute between August and December 2023.
She then joined the Michael Dukakis Institute for Leadership and Innovation as Chief of Staff/Foreign Election Observer in January 2024.
In May 2024, she joined the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) as a Community Development intern.
License & Certifications
Githae is a Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS) by the American Bankers Association and a Notary Public by the State of Maryland.
She additionally has an ABA Certificate in BSA and AML Compliance from ABA Bank.
Githae can be licensed by the Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional.
Leadership and Communities
She is the founding father of The 6.25 Movement from January 2025 so far.
She can be a member of the National Political Science Honor Society and the National Model United Nations.
Githae is fluent in Swahili and English, and a newbie in French and Spanish.
