James Aggrey Bob Orengo is a Kenyan lawyer,a well known human rights activist and politician who is the current governor for Siaya County. He is also one of the few Kenyan lawyers who have attained the professional grade of Senior counsel in the legal field,a title that he earned under former president Mwai Kibaki.
Siaya County is one of the counties in the former Nyanza Province in the Western part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia County to the north,Kakamega County and Vihiga County's to the northeast and Kisumu County to the southeast. It shares a water border with Homa Bay County which is located south of Siaya County. The total area of the county is approximately 2,496.1 km2. The county lies between latitude 0°26' to 0°18' north and longitude 33°58' east and 34°33' west. Siaya has been split up into six new districts. Under the Constitution 2010,the role of districts are still unclear as much of administrative authority is being transferred to the county. The capital is Siaya,even though the largest town is Bondo.
Martha Wangari Karua is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009. She has consistently fought for the protection of women's rights and improvements to the democratic process.
Kisii School is a public high school for boys in Kisii,Kenya,established in 1934.
Moses Francis Masika Wetang'ula,is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya,as well as leader of the FORD-Kenya party. He served in the government of Kenya as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2010 and from 2011 to 2012,and he was Minister for Trade from 2012 to 2013.
Peter Gatirau Munya is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture. He took over the ministry on 14 January 2020 after being transferred from the Ministry of Trade and Industrialization. He also served in the same capacity in the ministry of East African Community and Northern Corridor Development.
Sospeter Odeke Ojaamongson is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Amagoro Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the parliamentary election of 2007.
Eng. Nicolas Gumbo WAJONYA is a Kenyan politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rarieda Constituency from 2007 to 2017 where he broke the one term jinx and remains the only Rarieda member of parliament to do so. He served as Chairman Public Accounts Committee,Member House Broadcasting committee,Member Constituencies Fund committee and Member of Energy committee. He also served as Kenyatta National Hospital board chairman..
Evans Odhiambo Kidero is a Kenyan politician and former Governor of Nairobi County. He served as CEO of Mumias Sugar Company for 8 years,resigning in 2012 to join elective politics.
Alfred Nganga Mutua is a Kenyan journalist and politician who is the current Minister for Tourism and Wildlife. He formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs under President William Ruto.
Local elections were held in Siaya County to elect a Governor and County Assembly on 4 March 2013. Under the new constitution,which was passed in a 2010 referendum,the 2013 general elections were the first in which Governors and members of the County Assemblies for the newly created counties were elected. They will also be the first general elections run by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) which has released the official list of candidates. On March 2013,Rasanga was announced the winner after defeating his key rival William Oduol,who came second with a small margin but showed dissatisfaction in the elections outcome and filed petition against the governor elect in the court of law. He won the case and the court ordered for a by-election in the county,which Amoth Rasanga later emerged victorious to become the first governor for Siaya County.
Anne Mumbi Waiguru,EGH,is the second Governor of Kirinyaga County in Kenya,who has been in office since 22 August 2017. She was re-elected to office as Governor for her second 5-year term in the elections that were held on 9th August 2022. Previously,she served as the first Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. She was nominated by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta to the position on 25 April 2013. She is behind the establishment of Huduma Centres,places where Kenyan citizens can access government services more efficiently at their respective counties. as well as the 30% procurement rule,which accords at least 30 per cent of all supply contracts to the government to the youth,persons with disability and women.
Mvurya Salim Mgala is a Kenyan politician and Cabinet Secretary for Mining,Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs. He became the first governor of Kwale County,Kenya after winning in the 2013 general elections. He vied on an Orange Democratic Movement ticket but later joined the Jubilee Party of Kenya. It was announced on 30 August 2017 that he will be named Chairman of Kenya's Council of Governors. Unfortunately he didn't get to,instead governor Wycliffe Oparanya took over from NANOK. In October 2022,he was appointed the Cabinet Secretary for Mining,Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary.
Local elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013 as part of the general elections. Voters elected governors and members of County Assemblies of the 47 counties created by the 2010 constitution.
Dickson Daniel Karaba is a Kenyan politician. He represented Kirinyaga County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 to 2017. He is a member of The National Alliance (TNA),a constituent party of the Jubilee Alliance coalition.
Philomena Mbete Mwilu is a Kenyan lawyer and judge,who has served as the assistant Chief Justice of Kenya and Vice President of the Supreme Court of Kenya since 28 October 2016. Following the retirement of Chief Justice David Maraga,and before Martha Koome was appointed as the Chief Justice,she served as Acting Chief Justice and President of the Supreme court of Kenya from 11 January 2021 to 19 May 2021,making her the first woman to hold that office.
James Elvis Omariba Ongwae is the immediate former Governor of Kisii County government. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected as the first Governor of Kisii County Government on the ODM ticket in March 2013 - August 2022.
Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is the current Governor of Makueni County government,Kenya. He is a member and chair of the Wiper Democratic Movement,Kenya and was elected as the second Senator of Makueni County Government on the WDM-K ticket in a by-election in July 2013,after the demise of his father lawyer Mutula Kilonzo and is currently serving as the second Governor for Makueni county,having been elected in the August 2022 elections. He is married to Anita Mutula and they are blessed with two children
Nyagarama,formally known as John Obiero Nyagarama,was a Kenyan politician. He was the first Governor of Nyamira County,deputised by Amos Nyaribo. He was a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected in March 2013,subsequently retaining his seat for a second term beginning August 2017.
James Opiyo Wandayi MGH,CBS is an agricultural and development economist and Kenyan politician currently serving as a Member of Parliament representing the Ugunja Constituency in Siaya County and the leader of minority in the Kenyan Parliament.
