Erick Okongo Mogeni Biography
Kennedy Mong’are Okon’go is a kenyan politician from Nyamira .He is the first and current Senator of Nyamira County, Kenya,born 1 March 1969. He was elected Senator of Nyamira County under Ford Kenya which was part of the CORD Alliance. He won the Nyamira seat by 49,615 votes. Mung’are Okong’o is the 7th born to The late Peter Okong’o Omenge and Bethsheba Okong’o.
Erick Okongo Mogeni Education Background
He is an A-levels graduate of Sameta high school from where he worked as a corresponding reporter for The Standard and the Kenya Times. Mong’are joined Devi Ahilya VishwaVidalaya University, Indore, India where He studied Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philosophy and Psychology (1991-1994). He proceeded for a postgraduate degree in Bachelor of Legal laws and a post graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication while working as a correspondent for the Indore Times, an English Indian newspaper.
Erick Okongo Mogeni Career
Mong’are later returned to Kenya and joined the Kenya school of law in 2000-2001 cluster. He later contested for the West Mugirango parliamentary seat in 2002 on a Kenya Republican Reformation party ticket and lost to the then incumbent Henry Onyancha Obwocha. He run again for the same seat in 2007 and lost to Dr. James Gesami. He supported the Constitutional Referendum in 2010 and subsequently won the senatorial seat in 2013 under a FORD Kenya ticket.
Erick Okongo Mogeni Job History
Mong’are served as chairman of the Kenya African Students association (KASA) during his 3rd year of Law(1997). He founded the Kenya Law Students Association-Indian Chapter and became its president. In 2002, He became the secretary General of the Kenya Republican Reform party (KRRP). In 2005, he became the organizing secretary of NARC Kenya which was headed by Charity Ngilu. Mong’are Okong’o has exercised leadership through his membership of various committees in the senate. He currently serves in the Senate Education committee (since 2013), the senate Public Accounts and Investments Committee (since 2013) and the Joint Committee of Broadcasting and Library. Hon. Okong’o has also played a big role in the defense of devolution and is an active member of the Bunge athletic club.
Erick Okongo Mogeni Family
Kennedy Mong’are Onkong’o is a father and a husband to Dr. Devi Basanti Mong’are.
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