Christopher Mogere Obure (born 1943) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the
Jubilee Party and was elected to represent the
Bobasi Constituency Bobasi is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of nine constituencies in Kisii County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. It was one of three constituencies in the former Gucha District Gucha District was a former dis ...
in the
National Assembly of Kenya
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablis ...
in the
December 2007 parliamentary election. He was born in Boigesa Village on September 29, 1943, in the then larger Bobasi Machoge Constituency which has since been split into Bobasi and Bomachoge Constituencies. He worked for Bata Shoe Company and Kenya Breweries Limited (now East Africa Breweries) before joining politics. He was the Minister of Public Works in the
Government of National Unity
A national unity government, government of national unity (GNU), or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other nati ...
. He was the first Senator of Kisii County.
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Living people
1950 births
Members of the Senate of Kenya
Orange Democratic Movement politicians
Kenya African National Union politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
Ministers of Finance of Kenya
Ministers of Agriculture of Kenya
People from Nyanza Province
University of Nairobi alumni
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