Francis Nyenze

Francis Mwanzia Nyenze
Member of Parliament, Kitui West Constituency
In office
1997 – 2017
Suspended: 2003 – 2013
Succeeded by Edith Vethi Nyenze
Minister for Environment
In office
1997–2001
President Daniel arap Moi
Minister for Heritage and Sports
In office
2001–2002
President Daniel arap Moi
Leader of the Minority Party in the National Assembly
In office
2013–2017
President Uhuru Kenyatta
Personal details
Born (1957-06-02)2 June 1957
Kitui, Kenya Colony
Died 6 December 2017(2017-12-06) (aged 60)
Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality Kenyan
Political party WDM-K
Spouse(s) Edith Nyenze
Children 3
Alma mater University of Nairobi(Architecture Design and Development)

Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (June 2, 1957 – December 6, 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency from 1997-2002 and again from 2013-2017. He served as Minister for Environment from 1997 until 2001 and Minister for Heritage and Sports from 2001 to 2002. He also served as the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly in the 11th Parliament of Kenya from 2013 to 2017[1] . He passed on at The Nairobi Hospital after battling colon cancer for close to a decade. [2]

Early Life

Nyenze was born in Kyondoni village, Kabati in the present day Kitui County. [3] His father the late Reverend Philip Nyenze Mwambu was a renowned Africa Inland Church minister. [4]

References

  1. ↑ https://kenyanlife.com/francis-nyenze/
  2. ↑ http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kitui-West-MP-Francis-Nyenze-passes-on-in-Nairobi/1056-4216806-lmb6sk/index.html
  3. ↑ https://kenyanlife.com/francis-nyenze/
  4. ↑ http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/politics/Nyenze-catches-many-off-balance/3126390-3873736-format-xhtml-irv2nbz/index.html/
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