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Anyang' Nyong'o | |
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Governor of Kisumu County[1] | |
Assumed office 22 August 2017 | |
Deputy | Mathew Ochieng’ Owili |
1st Senator of Kisumu County | |
In office 28 March 2013 – 8 August 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Frederick Outa Otieno |
Minister of Medical Services | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
President | Mwai Kibaki |
Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
In office 2003–2013 | |
Constituency | Kisumu Rural |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Anyang' Nyong'o 10 October 1943 Ratta, Kisumu, Kenya |
Political party | ODM |
Spouse | Dorothy Ogada Buyu Nyong'o[2] |
Children | 5, including Lupita |
Alma mater | Makerere University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
Notable Awards | German-African Award (1995) Africa Brain Gain Award (2005) |
Website | Website Official Twitter |
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). Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from March 11 until late May when Raila Odinga was in the United States[4] and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency.[5] He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development. He previously served as the Senator of Kisumu from 2013 to 2017.