Agnes Zani

Dr. Agnes Philomena Zani (born 1970) is a Kenyan politician, sociologist, and academic who is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) political party.

Early life Agnes Zani was born in 1972 in Mombasa, Kenya, the second born in a family of three children. Her father is Zacharia Zani, and her mother is Teresa Zani, who were respected educators in the Coast Province. She grew up in Golini, Kwale County, an area that was often described as marginalized, which shaped her passion for social justice and equality.

Education background Zani holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Nairobi. She also holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sociology from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Career She was a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology at the University of Nairobi from 1993 to 2013. Zani is also served as a Senior Researcher at PROSOWO project, her research studies focused on community developments and sociology of politics, she authored several research papers and contributed to scholary discourse on critical issues in Kenya and the broader African context.

She served several parliamentary committees, such as the Senate Committee on Education, as Vice Chairperson. She was also a coalition member of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy from 2012 to 2017.

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