Eve Akinyi Obara

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Eve Akinyi Obara
Parliament for Kabondo Kasipul Constituency
Assumed office
2022
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Born
Eve Akinyi
NationalityKenyan
Political party Orange Democratic Movement
Alma mater University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Science) University of Illinois Masters in Business Administration,
OccupationPolitician

Eve Akinyi Obara is a Kenyan politician, [1] current Member of Parliament for Kabondo Kasipul Constituency in Homabay County, [2] [3] and a member of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) since 2017. [4] [5]

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Education

Obara attended Loreto High School for her East African Certificate of Education (EACE) in 1972 and she went to Lwak Girls High School for her East African Advanced Certificate of Education (EAACA) in 1976. Between 1978 and 1981, she studied at University of Nairobi to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Science, and from 1990 to 1991 attended the University of Illinois to pursue a Masters in Business Administration. [5] [6]

Career

Obara was employed at the Ministry of Agriculture as a personnel officer from 1982 to 1984, and was later employed as Deputy Managing Director, Personnel and Admin Manager from 1995 to 2007 at the Kenya Literature Bureau. [5]

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