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Gideon Keter was born 19th December, 1989 and raised up in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. He is a Member of Parliament in Kenya, A Political Scientist, The President of Youth Senate, Chairman of Jubilee Party Youth League and also the Organising Secretary Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association, KYPA.

Early Life
Hon. Gideon Keter grew up in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County. He went to D.E.B Primary School before joining St Joseph Kirandich high schools. Hon. Gideon Keter started his leadership life at an early age, in the year 2013 he was the Secretary General Eastern Africa Region Model of United Nation, a general assembly for the youth within east Africa. In the year 2014 Mr. Keter was elected the President Youth Congress (A Youth Wing) of United Republican Party (URP). In 2016, United Republican Party merged with 12 other political Parties to form Jubilee Party (The ruling party in Kenya 2017-2022) and l was elected interim National Youth Leader to Chair Jubilee Party Youth League.  In 2014 he founded Youth Senate of Kenya, a leading youth organisation in Kenya. A national youth organisation with over 200,000 members and 47 county officials and over 2000 members of youths from diaspora, with an aim of raising a generation with a difference of the next community leaders. He pursued Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in the University of Nairobi. Hon. Keter is the Organising Secretary of Kenya Young Parliamentarian Association, (KYPA) this is an association of Members of National Assembly and Senate who are under 35 years of age. He is committed to helping people to find solutions to problem they face. He has the courage to do the right thing to see our communities works better. As a national youth leader, he is responsible in seeking opportunities that can benefit the young once of this country.

Political Career
Hon. Gideon officially begun his leadership journey as volunteer, he volunteered in United Nation as a student and later joined Young Models of UN in Kenya. He was elected the Secretary General of East Africa Region MUN in 2013. In 2014, he founded a Youth Senate a leading youth organisation in Kenya. The same year of 2014 he participated in an election conducted by United Republican Party for the youth league, he was then elected to be the President of the Youth Congress under the party United Republican Party (Kenya) whose party leader was the Deputy President H.E Hon William Ruto,. The party later subsequently merged with the Presidents Party The National Alliance TNA to form Jubilee Party, which nominated Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017 for the presidency. In 2016 he was elected interim Chairman of Jubilee Party Youth League. In 2017 he was Nominated by the party to be a member of parliament to represent the youth in the 12th parliament. He is also currently the President of the [Youth Senate] theleading youth organisation in Kenya. [Youth Senate] is a Youth-Led Organisation focused on raising an empowered generation. It advocates for the youth to become people of impact by helping them acquire skills to improve their own lives and those of other people, organisations and communities. While holding both positions he has been able, through both the Youth Senate and Parliament, launch of the Youth Advisory Board by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and has presented 13 bills to parliament.

Amendment of Bills
The proposals that he has tabled on the floor of the house include: The most significant that has stirred the youth is the Higher Education Loans Board Bill 2018 that aims to remove penalties among the HELB loan defaulters and reduce interest rates. Honorable Gideon Keter is the Member of Parliament Representing the Youth in the National Assembly of Kenya. He is also the 1st Vice-President of the World Scouts Parliamentary Union Kenya. He is the current President of the Youth Senate Association and also the Chairman of Jubilee Youth League in the ruling party of Kenya. Mheshimiwa serves as a member of the regional integration committee of Parliament. He is an IT-graduate and a Political Science alumnus of the University of Nairobi. In addition, He has sponsored nine (9) legislative Bills in the 12th Parliament which are all youth related.
 * 1) National Youth Council Bill 2020 (second reading)
 * 2) Employment amendment Bill 2020 (first reading)
 * 3) HELB Act amendment Bill 2020 (Pre-publication stage - Committee of Education)
 * 4) Central Bank of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 ( Pre-publication Stage) Aims to regulate all digital money lenders
 * 5) Registration of Person’s amendment Bill 2020 (Pre-publication stage - Committee of Administration and National Security)
 * 6) Copyright Amendment Bill 2020 (Pre-publication stage - Committee of Communication & Information)
 * 7) Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill 2020 (pre-publication stage - Committee of Justice and Legal Affairs)
 * 8) Access to Preference and Reservation Authority Bill 2018 (Pre-publication stage - Committee Stage)

Projects
The Honorable Member of Parliament has been seen to set up and efficiently run campaigns and projects that champion the engagement and empowerment of the youth in Kenya. Being a young man who has had to work hard to get to where he is, he understands the struggles the young people in the country have to go through to get themselves through school and ahead in life. Through the Youth Senate, there are representatives of the youth in every county of the country that ensures that every young person is catered for. In light to the bills he presented to the house, more projects that will empower the young people financially will be rolled out.

Liberism
Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support limited government, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), capitalism (free markets), democracy, secularism, gender equality, racial equality, internationalism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion. {{cite journal |title=The Economist |journal=Economist Newspaper Limited |volume=Volume 341 |issue=7995-7997.

His mission is to contribute to the transformation of our country by advocating and promoting pro-youth policies that builds on excellence and selfless service with a vision of mentoring a generation of professionals and transformational young leaders. He is committed to helping people to find solutions to problem they face. He knows the real problem of corruption, poor governance, youth unemployment and insecurity. He has the courage to do the right thing to see our communities works better. As a national youth leader, he is responsible in seeking opportunities that can benefit the young once of this country.