This document profiles Aunty Vicky, a Kenyan politician and development worker. It outlines her extensive experience over 26 years working in development in Kenya and the UK, focusing on empowering marginalized groups. It highlights her achievements advocating for women's rights and children's issues in Kenya. Specifically, it summarizes her roles lobbying for the new Kenyan constitution, developing strategic planning frameworks, and assessing service delivery through scorecards. The document emphasizes her commitment to promoting equality, hope, and human dignity.

1. AUNTY VICKY
SETTING THE DIFFERENCE
“Let us reach out and touch
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the excluded, the poor, the
lonely, the marginalized and
the unwanted according to
the graces we have
received, and let us not be
ashamed or slow to do this
for though humble,it’s noble
work.”
Victoria Kioko (Aunty Vicky)
MAKUENI COUNTY WOMEN REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATE 2012‐2013
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I quote Elizabeth Candy Staton “Because man and woman are the complement of one another, we need
woman's thought in national affairs to make a safe and stable government”. This has been the quest of
Aunty Vicky since her formal introduction into Public Service beginning with the Ministry of Home Affairs
and National Heritage in Kenya in 1986, to the Department of Social Services of East Sussex County in
Lewes, United Kingdom, and up to her most recent function in developing or enhancing capacities with
Members of Parliament serving in various functions.
Aunty Vicky’s Mission draws and builds upon the past 26 years work knowledge and experience in
development work, and development work processes. It aligns and is in harmony with the on‐going
VOW International’s Training Framework consisting of information, education and capacity
enhancement training for skills and capacities across Political, Economic, Corporate, Socio‐Economic and
Cross‐Cutting Pillars of activities of daily public and private life, cascading from International, Regional,
National, sub‐National and Grassroot levels, and vice versa.
Aunty Vicky posits and believes in the inherent goodness of man and that given certain levels of
knowledge and capacities, man insecurities can be reduced and transformed towards each other fellow
man’s well‐being. She deeply believes that HOPE is not a deceptive but true living state of humanity.

2. AUNTY VICKY
SETTING THE DIFFERENCE
Specific Achievements so Far
*Competent Lobbyist and Advocate for the now Promulgated New Constitution, and ongoing
immediate, mid‐term and long‐term debates and understanding towards the domestication and
incremental implementation of the Constitution and Constitutionalism;
*Development of a possible National Standard Tool/Guideline Framework for National Planning and
Decision‐Making and Constituency level Strategic Planning for consideration for adoption by
Government in both National and Constituency Level Strategic Decision‐making, Planning and Reforms’
Implementation Processes; etc
(Model TORs for Members of Parliament)
*Competent Lobbyist for the Government’s newly created Women Enterprise Fund;
*Competent Lobbyist for the Government’s newly created Ministry of Youth;
*Outreach and Capacity Enhancement of 17 out of the 22 Women Parliamentarians on the possible
National and Constituency Level Strategic Planning Framework;
*Hosting of the Prime Talk‐Show on Media Television on the Vision and Mission of VOW International;
*Successful Practical Application of VOW International’s Framework Tool/Guideline by 3 Women
Parliamentarian’s Workshops, and in one Constituency;
*Talk Shows on VOW International’s Guideline Tool on Radio for 4 Months till June 2011;
*Coordinator of the Community Aid International Score‐Card Programme targeting assessment of
incumbent Government’s levels of service delivery as weighted by the citizenry opinions within regular
given periods;
*Was the Deputy Chairperson of the Technical Committee of the Kenya Elections Domestic Observers’
Forum (KEDOF) in the 2007 National Elections;
*Lobbyist for the newly started and ongoing welfare service pilot project for the elderly – those above
65 years of age;
Successes
*The overseeing and production of the 1st Assessment andDelivery of the Score‐Card Report;
*Competently coordinated the assigned 33 of KEDOF’s 210 Constituency Domestic Observer activities;
*Facilitated in the compiling and production of KEDOF’s Final Report on the 2007 national elections;

3. AUNTY VICKY
SETTING THE DIFFERENCE
*Improvement and upgrading of the National Commission’s National Strategic Plan to acquire 21st
Century Governance and Development Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Focus and Status;
*Developed the Strategic Plan’s Implementation Concept and Plan, and its Strategic Financial Resource
Mobilization Strategy;
*Participated ably in National Steering Committees on among others, the 2004‐2007 Emergency
Operations in Kenya following the catastrophic drought situation in Kenya during this period;
*Mobilized and hosted an all attended Kenya Caritas Partners’ Meeting to address past and future
funding cooperation towards its enhancement given the upgraded programming stated above;
*Developed and enhanced staff capacities for understanding the linkages and processes between
International, Regional, National and sub‐National MDGs;
*Participated competently and reliably as the Representative of the KEC‐CS, and Women, as the
Convener of the Democracy & Political Pillar Process of Kenya’s African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
Process – NEPAD/African Union ‐ from Inception in July 2003 to submission of Final Report in November
2007.
*Was In‐charge of the Children in Difficult Circumstances Programme (CEDC), later referred to as
Children in Need of Special Care & Protection (CNSP);
*Establishment of the UNICEF‐Kenya Government Programme of Co‐operation with Ministry of Home
Affairs and National Heritage‐ Childrens’ Department;
*Re‐Conceptualization and Coordination and Improvement of Government and Non‐Governmental
Children’ Service towards their Improved Protection and Rehabilitation; including the eventual
Establishment of Non‐Formal Schools, and the Non‐Formal Education Unit in the Ministry of Education;
*Heightened and Enhanced Advocacy & Awareness Creation of CEDC/CNSP Plight and Rights in Kenya;
*Sustained Lobbying and eventual Development and Legislation of Kenya’s current Child Law Bill.
*Protection of Children as per Caps 141 of the Act of the Laws of Kenya.
* Advocacy & Awareness Creation of CEDC/CNSP Plight and Rights in Kenya;
*Raised National level Awareness on Family Counselling and Integration with Legal Services;
*Raised Awareness on Rights of Access, Maintenance and Custody, Foster Care and Adoption Provisions,
*Contributed immensely and ably to the culmination of the ongoing above stated UNICEF Kenya Country
Office and the Kenya Government Programme of Cooperation from early 1990s.