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Jack Nyanungo Ranguma, also known as JR, is a Kenyan politician and was the first Governor of Kisumu County, Kenya. He was elected on 6 March 2013. He was elected on 6 March 2013. [ 1 ]
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (born 10 October 1943), politically known as Anyang' Nyong'o, is a Kenyan politician and author [3] who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (the current Secretary-General is Edwin Sifuna).
The second and current Governor [9] of Kisumu County is Anyang' Nyong'o, and the Deputy Governor is Dr. Mathews Owili. [10] Before the election of Prof. Nyong'o and Dr. Owili in August 2017, the first Governor from 2013 to 2017 was Mr. Jack Ranguma whose Deputy was Ms. Ruth Odinga . [ 11 ]
Her father, a former Member of the Kenyan Parliament and past Minister for Medical Services, serves as the Governor of Kisumu County, Kenya as of July 2024. [13] At the time of Nyong'o's birth, he was a visiting lecturer in political science at El Colegio de México in Mexico City. [11] [14]
The Busia-Kisumu highway is becoming increasingly congested, [35] posing risks to road users. The County Government of Kisumu has been urged to consider dualizing the roads to prevent accidents that have claimed numerous lives and caused lasting physical and psychological harm to motorists and pedestrians.
Kenyan law requires governors to have a recognised university degree. This clause resulted in challenges for aspirants including Soita Shitanda in Kakamenga and Margaret Wanjiru in Nairobi [2] County Representative were elected in single member wards, of which there were a total of 1,450.
A governor, elected directly by the people; A deputy, elected as running mate of the successful candidate for governorship; A number of committee members not exceeding a third (or ten where a county assembly has more than 30 members) of the members of the respective county assembly; A county secretary, [16] nominated by the governor and ...
Ruth Odinga is a former Deputy Governor of Kisumu County and founding chairperson of the Kenya Network of Women Governors (KENWOG). [5] She is the younger sister of Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga. Odinga entered politics in 2013, running against Jack Ranguma to be Governor of Kisumu County. [6]