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Purity Ngina: Kenya’s youngest PhD holder, now gender equality advocate

Dr Purity Ngina, CEO of the National Gender and Equality Commission, during an interview at her office on November 13, 2024. 

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By  Wangu Kanuri

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Nation Media Group

Dr Purity Ngina is no stranger to most of us. She made headlines in 2018 when she graduated as the youngest Doctor of Philosophy in Biomathematics from Strathmore University.

Today, she serves as the CEO of the National Gender Equality Commission (NGEC). On a sunny Wednesday, we meet at her cozy office on Longonot Road in Nairobi.

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