Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno

Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno was a Kenyan politician and a member of parliament for Bureti Constituency in Kericho County. He served in different parliament sittings for three terms; two consecutive and one different term.

Jonathan Kimetet arap Ng'eno
4th Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
In office
1991–1993
PresidentDaniel arap Moi
Preceded byMoses Kiprono arap Keino
Succeeded byFrancis ole Kaparo
Member of Parliament for Bureti Constituency
In office
1979–1988
PresidentDaniel arap Moi
Preceded byTaaitta Toweett
Succeeded byTimothy Mibei Kipkoech
In office
1992–1997
Preceded byTimothy Mibei Kipkoech
Succeeded byKipkorir Marisin Sang alias Chamanbuch
Personal details
BornBureti, Kericho County, Kenya
Died12th June 1998
Nairobi Hospital, Kenya

Political Career

Ng'eno was first elected into parliament in 1979 General Election on a KANU ticket. He was re-elected in 1983 General Election through a KANU ticket. In 1988 General Election he lost to Timothy Kipkoech Arap Mibey a lawyer from Bureti. He bounced back to parliament in the General Election of 1992 through a KANU ticket again.

Speaker

He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya from 1991 when Moses Keino resigned and when Prof. Ng'eno [1] was re-elected to parliament he then again was elected to serve as a speaker from 1992 to 1993[2].

Ministerial Position

He served as the Minister for Public Works and Housing from 1992 to 1997.He had earlier served as a Minister for Education taking over from Dr. Taaitta Toweett who is perceived to have been the best Education Minister that Kenya has ever had. Bureti Constituency held the Ministry of Education leadership for a record of 16 years.

Board Position

He was appointed to the position of Board Chairperson of National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation in 1989.[3]

Death

Ng'eno died at Nairobi Hospital, ICU on 12th June 1998.

References
  1. "The men who listen but are called 'Mr Speaker'". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. Kenya Gazette. 1989-03-23.
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