Bishop Margret Wanjiru of the Jesus Is Alive Ministries is a household name in the country’s religious and political circles.What many people don’t is that Wanjiru was raised in a humbling background and rose through challenges to reach where she is today.The often jovial Bishop has never shied away from sharing her humbling past.In her recent testimony, Wanjiru narrates how she has fought challenges to be the person she is today.Born in 1961, in Nairobi as the third born in a very poor family, Wanjiru endured challenges in her primary and secondary schooling.At 17 years, the Bishop found herself working as Houseleek, causal labour, hawker, and toilet cleaner to make ends meet for her siblings.Bishop Wanjiru endured the challenges and upon graduating from her college, she worked as a salesgirl at a multinational company before establishing her business.The single mother of two later ventured into theology and divinity, acquiring a Bachelors and doctorate degree from the Vine Yard University in the United States America.She later established her church, the Jesus is Alive Ministries that has the main branch in Nairobi.In 2007, the famous Bishop ventured into politics contesting for the Starehe parliamentary seat.Bishop Wanjiru won the seat on Orange Democratic party and later appointed as Housing Assistant Minister in the grand coalition government.Wanjiru has often fought criticism over her indulgence in politics noting that is permitted in the holy book.In 2013, she unsuccessfully contested for the Nairobi senate seat losing to now governor Mike Sonko.In 2017, the Bishop lost bid to contest for the Nairobi governor seat.Wanjiru has since remained silent but political pundits argue that she still has a chance to make a comeback as the 2022 succession politics takes shape
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