Stephen Kipyego Sang | |
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2nd Governor of Nandi County | |
Assumed office 2017 | |
Deputy | Yulita Cheruiyot |
Preceded by | Cleophas Lagat |
Member of the Senate of Kenya | |
In office 2013–2017 | |
Preceded by | Inaugural officeholder |
Succeeded by | Samson Cherargei |
Constituency | Nandi County |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenya | 1 January 1985
Political party | United Democratic Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Sheila Sang |
Stephen Sang is a Kenyan lawyer and politician who currently serves as the second Governor of Nandi County [1] in Kenya. He previously served as Senator for Nandi County from 2013 to 2017.
Stephen Kipyego Sang was born on 1 January 1985. He attended Kapsabet High School in Nandi County,and the University of Nairobi,where he graduated with Bachelor of Laws in the year 2008. [2]
On August 8,2017 Sang was elected as the youngest Governor in Kenya at 32,since the adoption of the devolved system in 2010. In 2013 he had also made history when he was elected the youngest Senator at 28 in Kenya's inaugural Senate. Sang has recently been at the forefront in condemning drug trafficking in the country terming some politicians beneficiaries of the trade. [3]
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