PROF PETER ANYANG’ NYONG’O
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| GENDER | Male |
| OCCUPATION | Politician |
Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o is a veteran Kenyan politician and an author. He is the Governor of Kisumu County. Professor Nyong’o is the Acting party leader of ODM party.
Anyang’ Nyong’o is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)party.
Nyong’o was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing Kisumu Rural Constituency.
He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development.
In addtion, Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o served as the Senator of Kisumu from 2013 to 2017.
Education Background
Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o was born in Ratta, Kisumu, Kenya. He completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda’s Makerere University, where he was awarded a first-class honours degree in political science. He Served as Guild president of Makerere in 1969/70.
He thereafter proceeded to his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago, where he obtained an MA and a PhD in political science in 1977.
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Career of Anyang’ Nyong’o
Nyong’o took teaching positions at the University of Nairobi, where he was a professor of political science and a visiting professor in universities in Mexico and Addis Ababa.
There he served until 1987, before taking up the position of head of programs at the African Academy of Sciences.
He is credited for actively engaging in the movement for his contribution to scholarship and democratization, Nyong’o received a German African Award in 1995.
From October to December 2013, Nyong’o was a Brundtland Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
In this role, he taught a course in the Department of Global Health and Population titled “Leadership Development in Global Health and Policymaking in Kenya: The Case of Four Parastatals.”
Moreover, in 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Nyong’o to his Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments
Nyong’os Political Career
Professor was elected as the governor of Kisumu County in August 2022.
He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party.
He served as Kisumu Senator from March 4, 2013, to August 8, 2017, having been elected on an ODM Party ticket.
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His political career dates back to 1992, when he was first elected to parliament. He served as a nominated MP from 1998 to 2002.
From 2003 to 2005, Nyong’o served as the Minister for Planning and National Development, and from 2008 to 2013 he was the Minister for Medical Services.
Nyong’o is credited for actively engaging in the movement for Kenya’s second liberation during the previous KANU regime
Nyong’o’ Family
Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o is married to Dorothy. His children are Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, Fiona Nyong’o, Esperanza Nyong’o, Zawadi Nyong’o, and Peter Nyong’o, who plays soccer as a goalkeeper
Nyong’o’ Networth
Anyang’ Nyong’o’s net worth is not known but his wealth includes assets, salary earned previously as a lawmaker and what he earns as governor.
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