Alicen Chelaite

**Alicen Jematia Ronoh Chelaite**  (an haife ta a shekara ta 1945  ) 'yar siyasa ce ta ƙasar Kenya. A shekara ta 1996, Chelaite ta zama mace ta farko da aka zaɓa a matsayin magajiyar garin birnin Nakuru, inda ta yi aiki a wannan ofishin daga  shekarun 1996 zuwa 1997. Chelaite ta kuma yi aiki a Majalisar Dokoki ta Ƙasa ta Kenya, tana wakiltar Mazaɓar Rongai, na tsawon wa'adi ɗaya daga shekarun 2002 zuwa 2007 da kuma Mataimakiyar Ministan Jinsi, Wasanni, Al'adu da Ayyukan Jama'a daga shekarun 2003 zuwa 2007. 

The Star, wata jarida ta ƙasa, ta bayyana ta a matsayin "mafarkon mata a cikin jagorancin siyasa a Nakuru".

## Tarihin Rayuwa
Chelaite ta koma gidan Daniel arap Moi da Lena Moi a Kabarnet lokacin tana da shekaru 13 don taimakawa wajen kula da 'ya'yansu biyu, Jonathan da Jenifer. Ta zauna kuma ta yi aiki a gidan Moi daga shekarun 1954 har zuwa 1955.  Chelaite ta tuna da kyawawan abubuwan da suka faru a rayuwa da aiki ga shugaban ƙasa kuma matar shugaban ƙasa ta Kenya, tana tunawa, "Lena ta girmama ni. Har ma muna raba abinci tare kuma duk lokacin da ta sayi kyaututtuka ga 'ya'yanta, ni ma ina karɓar wani abu. Ma'auratan sun yi mini kamar 'yarsu." 

Shekaru biyu bayan barin gidan Moi, Chelaite ta yi rajista a Makarantar Sakandare ta 'Yan Mata ta Kapropita, inda Daniel arap Moi ke biyan kuɗin karatunta.  Bayan haka, ta kammala karatun sakatare kuma ta fara aikinta a matsayin sakatariya a tsohon ofishin gudanarwa na lardi da Jami'ar Egerton.   A can, ta yi aiki tare da wasu fitattun 'yan siyasa na gida, ciki har da tsohon ma'aikacinta, Daniel arap Moi. 

A ƙarshen shekarun 1970, Chelaite tana aiki a matsayin sakatariya a Jami'ar Egerton lokacin da wani taro ya zo wanda ke wakiltar Daniel arap Moi.  Tawagar ta ce Moi tana son naɗa Chelaite a matsayin kansilan gundumar Nakuru.  A shekarar 1987, Chelaite ta zaɓi kujera a majalisar gundumar Nakuru ta hannun Shugaba Moi, inda ta fara aikinta na siyasa.  

Shekaru shida bayan haka, wata tawagar 'yan asalin yankin ta isa ofishinta tana neman ta tsaya takara don samun cikakken kujera a Majalisar Ƙaramar Hukumar Nukuru.  An zaɓe ta a matsayin Kansilan Ƙaramar Hukumar Nakuru a shekarar 1984, tana wakiltar Ward 16 (Wakilin Kwa Rhonda na yanzu).   Duk da cewa yanzu tana kan muƙami a zaɓe, Chelaite ta bayyana cewa Shugaba Moi ta damu da cewa za ta fuskanci barazana daga 'yan siyasa maza da suka mamaye siyasa a Gundumar Nakuru a lokacin.  Chelaite ta kuma yi mamakin cewa, a matsayinta na mace a yankin da al'ummar Kalenjin ke mamaye, an zaɓe ta a matsayin mai muƙami, daga baya ta shaida wa *jaridar The Star* a wata hira ta 2020, "Ina cikin kololuwar aikina ina da shekaru 40 ina aiki a ɓangarorin gwamnati da na masu zaman kansu kuma ban taɓa tunanin cewa membobin al'ummar Kalenjin da suka fi rinjaye za su nemi in jagorance su ba."  Duk da haka, ta sha wahala daga hare-haren nuna wariya daga abokan hamayya a lokacin kamfen.  Hare-haren ba su yi aiki ba. An sake zaɓen Alicen Chelaite a Majalisar Ƙaramar Hukumar Nukuru akai-akai, inda ta zama mamba mafi daɗewa a majalisar daga Kwa Rhonda Ward. 

A shekarar 1996, Alicen Chelaite ta zama mace ta farko da aka zaɓa a matsayin Magajin Garin Nakuru a tarihin birnin.  Ta yi aiki na tsawon shekaru biyu a ofishin magajin gari daga 1996 zuwa 1997.   Daga nan ta tsaya takarar kujera a Majalisar Dokokin Ƙasar Kenya, wacce ke wakiltar Mazaɓar Rongai, a babban zaɓen ƙasar Kenya na 1997, amma ta sha kaye a zaɓen fidda gwani na jam'iyyar Kenya African National Union (KANU).   Ta yi ikirarin cewa Shugaba Moi ya fifita abokan hamayyarta maza a siyasa a waɗannan zaɓuka na musamman. 

Chelaite ta sake bayyana takararta ta zama 'yar majalisa a babban zaɓen Kenya na 2002 kuma an zaɓe ta 'yar majalisa daga mazaɓar Rongai a matsayin 'yar jam'iyyar National Rainbow Coalition (NARC).   A lokacin da take 'yar majalisa, an naɗa Chelaite a matsayin Mataimakiyar Ministar Jinsi, Wasanni, Al'adu da Ayyukan Jin Daɗi daga shekarun 2003 zuwa 2007.  Duk da cewa Shugaba Moi ya bar ofis a shekarar 2002, Chelaite ta yaba masa da naɗinta na mataimakiyar minista, "Ya tabbatar da na zama mace ta farko da ta taɓa zama mataimakiyar minista."  A lokacin da take aiki, an zaɓe ta Chelaite a matsayin 'yar majalisa ta biyu mafi tasiri dangane da kula da Asusun Ci Gaban Mazaɓarta a majalisar dokokin ƙasa. 

A cewar Chelaite, Shugaba Moi, wanda ya kasance shugaban ƙasa daga shekarun 1978 zuwa 2002, sau da yawa yakan gayyace ta zuwa ofishinsa da ke Fadar Shugaban Ƙasa, gidan shugaban ƙasa don tattauna siyasa, tattalin arziki, da ci gaban zamantakewa na Nakuru.  Ta shaida wa jaridar Daily Nation a shekarar 2020 cewa, "Ina zaune a Gidan Magajin Gari a Milimani Estate wanda ke unguwa ɗaya da Fadar Shugaban Ƙasa kuma na ziyarci Mzee Moi sau da yawa." 

Alicen Chelaite ta ƙi sake tsayawa takara a shekarar 2007 kuma ta yi ritaya daga siyasa bayan ta yi wa'adi ɗaya a majalisar dokoki.    Ta koma gidanta da ke gundumar Nakuru kuma ta mai da hankali kan noma. Ana yaba mata sosai wajen buɗe sabbin damammaki ga sauran 'yan siyasa mata da aka zaɓa a gundumar Nakuru, ciki har da 'yar majalisa Jayne Kihara da gwamnan gundumar Nakuru Susan Kihika. 

Tana zaune a gidan ritaya a yankin Ngata da ke Rongai, gundumar Nakuru a shekarar 2022.  A shekarar 2025 an ambaci sunan ta a wani shari'a inda aka tuhumi mutane uku da yunkurin yin zamba. Ɗaya daga cikinsu, Edwin Ronoh, jami'in 'yan sanda ne kuma an yi zargin cewa ya yi iƙirarin cewa a shekarar 2010 ne ɗan Chelaite. 

## Manazarta