Hon. Fatuma Adan Dullo, C.B.S, is a third-term Member of Parliament (MP), the current elected Senator for Isiolo County as well as the Minority Whip of the 13th Senate of the Republic of Kenya. In the 12th Parliament, she occupied the position of Deputy Majority Leader – Senate and was among the first women to be elected to the Senate. Hon. Dullo has had an extensive career in public administration and public service spanning over three decades.
Professional Career
Hon. Fatuma Adan Dullo has served in various capacities in the public sector and in civil society. Upon completing her paramilitary training, she became one of the youngest serving District Officers, having been posted to Lamu in 1989 at just 22 years of age. She was later transferred to Embu in 1990 before being promoted to Administrative Officer in 1994.
Sen. Dullo proceeded to serve as an Assistant Secretary / Legal Officer at the Ministry of Health in 1995. In 2006, she worked as a Legal Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Kenya and was attached to the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). She was later appointed as a Commissioner at the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) in 2007.
Educational Background
Sen. Dullo attended the Administration Police Training College in Embakasi, undertaking the Administrative Officer Course in 1989 as well as the Paramilitary Training (Administrative) Course in 1993. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from The University of Nairobi in 2003 and later completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law (Advocates Training Programme) at the Kenya School of Law. Sen. Dullo was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 2006. She subsequently pursued and completed a Master of Laws (LL.M-Governance) degree in 2011 at The University of Nairobi.
Political Career
Fatuma Dullo was nominated as a Senator by the United Republican Party (URP) in 2013. During her time as Senator in the 11th Parliament (2013 – 2017), she served as Chairperson of the Select Committee to Inquire Into Policy and Legislation on the Treatment of Detained Persons in Correctional Facilities in Kenya; Vice-Chair of the National Security and Foreign Relations Committee; and member of the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee.
Following the 2017 General Elections, Fatuma Dullo was elected Senator on a Party for Development and Reform (PDR) ticket representing Isiolo County. She was the only female in the tightly-contested race. She was subsequently elected by the majority coalition to serve as Deputy Leader of Majority in the Senate, a position she has held between 2017 and 2022. In August 2022, Hon. Dullo was elected to the Senate following a landslide victory. In September 2022, Sen. Dullo was selected to hold the position of Minority Whip of the 4th Senate
