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James Ondicho Gesami | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
In office 2008 –16 July 2017 | |
Constituency | West Mugirango Constituency |
Minister of Public Health &Sanitation | |
In office 2008 –17 February 2012 | |
President | Mwai Kibaki |
Head of Non-Communicable Diseases,Ministry of Health | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
Provincial Medical Officer,Nyanza | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Provincial Medical Officer,Nairobi | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Head of Curative Services,Ministry of Health | |
In office 1994–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenya |
Political party | Orange Democratic Movement |
Education | Harvard University (MBChB,M.Med) |
Occupation | President,Physician |
Known for | Political leadership,Healthcare administration |
James Ondicho Gesami is a Kenyan politician and physician. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and represented West Mugirango Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya following the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . He has served in various capacities within the Kenyan government,including as the Assistant Minister of Public Health &Sanitation (2008–2012). He is also husband to Rachel Mokaya Gesami, who is a well known professor.
Gesami studied medicine at the University of Nairobi,earning an MBChB degree and later a Master of Medicine (M.Med) in Internal Medicine.
Gesami was first elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for West Mugirango in 2008 under the Orange Democratic Movement. He served until 2017.
Between 2008 and 2012,he served as the Assistant Minister of Public Health &Sanitation in the Cabinet.
In 2017,Gesami ran for the position of Governor of Nyamira County under The Independent Party but was unsuccessful.
Prior to his political career,Gesami held key medical administrative roles in the Ministry of Health (Kenya). He served as:
Gesami is married to Rachel Mokaya Gesami,a professor.