Growing up in Busia, rural Kenya, Catherine encountered many bottlenecks in life that would render many a life obscure. She was raised by a single poor widow, working as a nanny. She had to sneak her way to school to afford education and plead with teachers to allow her to sit for exams without paying school fees. To be poor is a challenge; to be a rural, poor young woman is a grievous challenge.
Catherine is an avid campaigner, crusader and grassroots mobilizer. She works with over thirty women groups in the rural area to improve their socio-economic well-being so as not to be dependents; most of the women are widows, HIV+ and divorced. She also organises annual camps and education academies in her constituency. Recently elected in the National Assembly, she will create bills that can reduce the baggage of backwardness.