PHOTO:STANDARDThe family of Lucy Muringo Gichuhi in Mathira, Nyeri Couty, burst into celebration after their daughter was on Tuesday sworn in as the first Senator of African descent in Australia. With only 152 primary votes polled in last year’s election, the Kenyan-born lawyer’s chances of occupying a seat in the Senate looked distant. That was until the High Court of Australia found Family First Senator Bob Day in breach of the constitution and therefore ineligible to occupy office. According to Australian media reports, about 100 friends and supporters jammed the public gallery to watch Gichuhi being sworn in as senator for South Australia. Gichuhi, 54, moved to Australia with her husband and three children in 1999 and became an Australian citizen in 2001.

Source: Standard Digital May 09, 2017 18:22 UTC