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Nicholas Gumbo
Eng. Nicolas Gumbo WAJONYA is a Kenyan politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rarieda Constituency from 2007 to 2017 where he broke the one term jinx and remains the only Rarieda member of parliament to do so. He served as Chairman Public Accounts Committee, Member House Broadcasting committee, Member Constituencies Fund committee and Member of Energy committee. He also served as Kenyatta National Hospital board chairman. . Education Gumbo attended Atemo Primary from 1972 to 1973, Lwak Mixed Primary School from 1974 to 1975, Orengo Primary School from 1975 to 1976 and Opapo Primary School in Kamagambo from 1977 to 1978. After earning the highest marks in CPE in the then Bondo District, he pursued his secondary education in Cardinal Otunga High School, Kisii from 1979 to 1984. He holds a first class honors in Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Nairobi class of 1989 and a Master’s in Business Administra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rarieda Constituency
Rarieda Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Siaya County, and one of two constituencies in the former Bondo District Bondo District was an administrative district in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Bondo. The Bondo District had a population of 238,78 The district was relatively new; it was created in 1998 from southern parts of the Siaya .... The entire constituency is located within the now defunct Bondo County Council. Members of Parliament Wards References External links * {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Nyanza Province Constituencies in Siaya County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyatta National Hospital
The Kenyatta National Hospital is the oldest hospital in Kenya. It is a public, tertiary, referral hospital for the Ministry of Health. It is also the teaching hospital of the University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences. It is the 2nd largest hospital in the country and East Africa as well. Location The hospital is located in the area to the immediate west of Upper Hill in Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. Its location is about west of the city's central business district. The hospital complex measures . Overview KNH was founded as the Native Civil hospital, in 1901 with a bed capacity of 40. In 1952 it was renamed the ''King George VI Hospital'', after King George VI of the United Kingdom. At that time the settler community was served by the nearby ''European Hospital'' (now Nairobi Hospital). The facility was renamed Kenyatta National Hospital, after Jomo Kenyatta, following independence from the British. It is currently the largest referral and teachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bondo District
Bondo District was an administrative district in the former Nyanza Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Bondo. The Bondo District had a population of 238,78 The district was relatively new; it was created in 1998 from southern parts of the Siaya District. Bondo district has since been further split off from Rarieda District to its east. The district had only two constituencies: Bondo Constituency and Rarieda Constituency. Local industries are fishing and family farming. The district bordered the shore of Lake Victoria. In 2010, the district was eliminated and the area is now part of Siaya County Siaya County is one of the Counties of Kenya, counties in the former Nyanza Province in the Western part of Kenya. It is bordered by Busia County to the north, Kakamega County and Vihiga County's to the northeast and Kisumu County to the southe .... District subdivisions External links Research findings - Bondo District [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisii, Kenya
Kisii (also known as Getembe or Bosongo) is a municipality and urban centre in south-western Kenya and the capital of the Kisii County. Kisii Town also serves as major urban and commercial centre in the Gusii Highlands—Kisii and Nyamira counties—and the South Nyanza region and the second largest town in formerly greater Nyanza after Kisumu City. Kisii municipality sits right at the centre of the western Kenya tourist circuit that includes the Tabaka Soapstone Carvings, Maasai Mara, Ruma National Park and part of the Lake Victoria Basin. History Kisii town was originally known by the Gusii people as Getembe. It was later named ''Bosongo,'' it originated from 'Abasongo' (to refer to the British or Whites) who lived in the town during the colonial times. The town was originally established by British soldiers who were being forced to retreat from Lake Victoria by heavy gunfire from German soldiers' gunboats during the Great War in the early 20th century. Later Kisii was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electrical power generation, distribution, and use. Electrical engineering is now divided into a wide range of different fields, including computer engineering, systems engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation, photovoltaic cells, electronics, and optics and photonics. Many of these disciplines overlap with other engineering branches, spanning a huge number of specializations including hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetics and waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, renewable energies, mechatronics/control, and electrical m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Nairobi
, mottoeng = In unity and work , image = Uon emblem.gif , image_size = 210px , caption = Coat of Arms of the University , type = Public , endowment = , undergrad = 70,000 , postgrad = 12,424 , chancellor = Dr. Vijoo Rattansi , vice_chancellor = Professor Stephen Kiama , campus = Urban , city = Nairobi , affiliations = ACU , colors = Sky blue , website = , state = , country = Kenya , coor = The University of Nairobi (uonbi or UoN; ) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi. It is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970. During that year, the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institution Of Engineering And Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) dating back to 1884. Its worldwide membership is currently in excess of 158,000 in 153 countries. The IET's main offices are in Savoy Place in London, England, and at Michael Faraday House in Stevenage, England. In the United Kingdom, the IET has the authority to establish professional registration for the titles of Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, and ICT Technician, as a licensed member institution of the Engineering Council. The IET is registered as a charity in England and Wales, and in Scotland. Formation Discussions started in 2004 between the IEE and the IIE about merging to form a new institution. In September 2005, both institutions held votes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Waiguru
Anne Mumbi Waiguru, EGH, (born 16 April 1971) is the second Governor of Kirinyaga County in Kenya, who has been in office since 22 August 2017. She was re-elected to office as Governor for her second 5 year term in the elections that were held on 9th August 2022. Previously, she served as the first Cabinet Secretary in thMinistry of Devolution and Planning. She was nominated by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta to the position on 25 April 2013. She is behind the establishment of Huduma Centres, places where Kenyan citizens can access government services more efficiently at their respective counties. as well as the 30% procurement rule, which accords at least 30 per cent of all supply contracts to the government to the youth, persons with disability and women. ''Anne Mumbi Waiguru'' is the first of only seven women Governors in Kenya who were elected in the August 9th 2022 Kenyan general election. These seven Kenyan female governors include Anne Waiguru -Kirinyaga County, Susan Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Youth Service Scandal
The National Youth Service Scandal was a corruption scandal within Kenya's Ministry of Devolution and Planning. Ksh. 791 million ($7,650,000) is said to have been stolen from the ministry's coffers, with some saying that figure could have been as high as Ksh. 1.8 billion ($17,400,000). Background In September 2015, Kenya's director of public prosecutions asked to record a statement over the disappearance of Ksh. 791 million from the ministry of Devolution and Planning. Public Accounts Committee chairman Nicholas Gumbo said he was looking into the ministry's accounts in which the ministry had bought overpriced items including condom dispensers for $250; a television set worth Ksh. 1.7 million ($17,000) and sex toys. Waiguru denied these allegations on her Facebook page saying that she is not involved in the purchase of anything for the ministry. She said that no money had gone missing from the ministry's coffers. On 22 November 2015, Waiguru stepped down from her cabinet position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornel Rasanga
Cornel Rasanga Amoth (born 22 May 1957) is a Kenyan politician. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected as the first governor of Siaya County. Early life Rasanga popularly known amongst his supporters as Pemblepe was born on 22 May 1957 to the late Senior Chief Amoth Owira and the late Yunia Nudi in Segere Village, Alego, in Siaya County. He attended Segere Primary School between 1963 and 1970 and Maranda High School for his O-Level secondary education between 1970 and 1974. He proceeded to Kisii High School for his A- level Secondary Education where he completed in 1977. Rasanga joined the University of Nairobi , mottoeng = In unity and work , image = Uon emblem.gif , image_size = 210px , caption = Coat of Arms of the University , type = Public , endowment ... in 1979 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree in 1981. Career In 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
