Ken Okoth | |
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Member of the Parliament of Kenya, Kibra Constituency | |
In office 2013 –26 July 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Imran Okoth |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth 7 January 1978 Kisumu Ndogo,Nairobi,Kenya [1] |
Died | 26 July 2019 41) Nairobi,Kenya | (aged
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