Suzanna Owiyo (centre) with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Suzanna Owiyo of Kisumu 100 fame tops the list of musicians who honed their skills in Kisumu.

Isaac Kiprono Ruto is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Chepalungu Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.

He is also one of the rebels in the Orange Demecratic Movement Party allied to Eldoret North Member of Parliament, William Ruto.

Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa (born August 21, 1936) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Kwanza Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.He is the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife and formerly the Minister for Science and Technology.

He was educated at Kakamega High School and graduated from University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.

He was elected to the parliament first time in 1988. These were the last one-party-system elections in Kenya. He used to be a rally driver and he has featured in Safari Rally. He has been a chairman of the Kenya Lawn Tennis Association. His son Paul Wekesa is a retired prominent tennis player.

He holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) from Edinburgh University in Scotland, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine and is a Member of Royal College of Veterinary and Surgeon, (H.SC) in Makerere University College.

Wekesa has been a Divisional Veterinary Officer (DVO) in Ol Kalou, South Nyanza and Kisii Districts and served as the Provincial Veterinary Officer (PVO) in Nyanza Province.

He has also been a Private Practitioner (large and small animal practice) in Kitale District, Small Animal Practice in Mombasa and Nairobi.

In the political arena, Wekesa was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwanza Constituency in 1988. Prior to that, he was elected Treasurer of (Kenya African National Union (KANU) for Trans Nzoia Branch.

Has been a KANU Chairman for Trans Nzoia and in 1997 he was the Presidential Campaign Manager of the Late Vice President Hon. Michael Wamalwa. He was part of the Parliamentary/Civil Society Team of 12 who founded the National Alliance for Change (NAC).

Wekesa was elected Chairman of the Coordinating Committee of NAC, acted as Chairman of the Council of National Alliance Party of Kenya and appointed to one of 10 elders to create a mechanism of uniting Rainbow Alliance and National Party of Kenya. He was elected Co-Chairman of a combined Coordinating Committee representing NAK and Co-Chairman of NARC summit.

He has been a consultant for assessing the capacity of Movement for Change (MDC) structures and personnel while preparing for the 2005 General Elections, part of a 3-man delegation to the House of Commons to meet British Party and Parliamentary Leaders to discuss matters regarding Coalition and Democracy in developing countries, resource person on Coalition Building in Malawi and visiting lecturer for Political Parties in Jakarta in Indonesia.

Dr. Wekesa’s hobbies include Motor Rallying where he participated in three Safari Rallies including the East African and the Zambian National Safari Rallies.

He is an accomplished club player in lawn tennis and became the Chairman of Kenya Lawn Tennis Association as well as coaching his son Paul Wekesa who became the first Kenyan to win as Association of Tennis Professionals ranking list in 1998.

Fred Gumo is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Westlands Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.

He is the Regional development Minister in the current government.

Cecily Mutitu Mbarire, born on December 26, 1972, is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Runyenjes Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.

Current Commitee Membership
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2002 To Date: Kenya Women Parliamentary Association, Secretary

Employment History
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2008 To Date : Assistant Minister Tourism
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Dec 2005 To Date : Assistant Minister, Ministry Of Transport
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2002 – 2007: Nominated Member Of Parliament
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1996 – 2002: Programme Coordinator – Youth Agenda
Education

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Post-Graduate Diploma in Gender and Development Studies
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Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Social)

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Date of Birth: 22nd December 1961
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Religion: Christian

Margaret Wanjiru is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Starehe Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.

She risked losing her parliamentary seat after a vote recount carried out in 2010 indicated that her opponent Maina Kamanda (PNU) won the election with a clear margin.As a result a by-election was held on September 20, 2010, but Wanjiru retained the seat beating Kamanda.

Current Commitee Membership

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2008 to Date: Kenya Women Parliamentary Association – Member

Employment History

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2008 to Date: Assistant Minister, Ministry of Housing
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2007 to Date: Member of Parliament, Starehe Constituency
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2002 to Date: Presiding Bishop – Jesus Is Alive Ministries
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1994 to 2002: Founder & Director Jesus Is Alive Ministries.
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1989 to 1993: Evangelist.
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1987 Self employed (Business Lady)
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1985 Business Manager
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1984 Sales Executive
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1983 Sales Girl
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1982 Office Cleaner & store keeper
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1981 Toilet Cleaner (Janitor) & Car cleaner
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1980 Hawker

Education

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2009: Completed Executive Leadership course in Governance, Harvard University U.S.A
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2003: Honorary Degree in Divinity, U.S.A
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2002: Ordained as an Apostolic Bishop
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1997: Ordained as a Reverend
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1979: Secondary School “O Level”
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1975: Primary School

Gladys Boss Shollei

Gladys Boss Shollei is currently the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary.

Mrs. Shollei, holds a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) from University of Cape Town; a Master of Business Administration Degree (MBA) from Jomo Kenyatta University; a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from University of Nairobi, a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, is an Advocate of 17 years standing and a Certified Public Secretary (CPS).Mrs. Gladys Boss Shollei is a career advocate.

Prior to joining IIEC, she served as  Deputy Chief Electoral Officer at Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) and was an advocate of the High Court for 15 years standing. She is credited with having established the National Council of Law to a fully functional state corporation. She also set up the infrastructure for online publications of all laws in Kenya.

Agnes Odhiambo

Mrs Odhiambo has been the chief executive at the Constituency Development Fund Board since February 2009. She is also a  women’s rights researcher.

Mr. Edward Ouko

Mr. Edward R. Ouko is the auditor General at the African Development Bank (AfDB). He is also a Fellow and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) and of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA) (K). Mr. Ouko earned a B. Com. Degree (Hons.) in Finance & Accounting from the University of Nairobi.

Mr. Ouko’s area of responsibility within the AfDB involves directing and supervising Internal Audit and Integrity and anti-corruption functions.

Before joining the AfDB, he spent more than 25 years in the auditing and accounting fields in both the public and private sectors. He gained international experience working for a prominent accounting firm in London and Nairobi and he has been networking closely with the other Heads of Audits and Integrity of the multilateral development banks and United Nations agencies for over 10 years. He is an External Member of the Audit Committee of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and chairs the Audit Committee of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

He was responsible for the establishment of the Anti-Corruption and Fraud Investigation bodies and the introduction of a Whistleblowing and Complaints Handling Policy in the Bank. The Policy was hailed by the G.A.P., the U.S. whistleblower organization, as a leader amongst the multilateral development banks.

He was part of the International Financial Institutions Anti-Corruption Task Force that developed the Uniform Framework for Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in 2006.

Prior to joining the African Development Bank, Mr. Ouko was an Audit Manager with Deloittes Nairobi. He trained and qualified as a chartered accountant at the former Deloittes London Office.

Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o

Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o is a Kenyan politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency.Peter Anyang’ Nyong’ is the Minister for Medical Services. Was previously the Minister for Planning & National Development.

Pro. Nyong’o completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda’s Makerere University, where he was awarded a 1st Class Honours degree in Political Science. He thereafter proceeded for his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago, USA where he attained his Masters Degree and PhD in Political Science by 1977.

Nyong’o took teaching positions at the University of Nairobi where he was a Professor of Political Science and a visiting professor in universities in Mexico and Addis Ababa where he served until 1987, before taking up the position of Head of Programs at the American Academy of Sciences.

He is the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Rural constituency having been elected on a NARC ticket in the December 2002. His political career dates back to 1992 when he was first elected to parliament. He served as a nominated MP from 1998 to 2002.

The Minister, who actively agitated for Kenya’s second liberation during the previous KANU regime. For his contribution to scholarship and democratization, Nyong’o received a German-American Award in 1995.