Kipsengeret Koros (born 1979) is a Kenyan Politician and a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for Sigowet-Soin Constituency in

Kericho County Kericho County is one of the 47 Counties of Kenya, counties in Kenya. The county seats between longitude 35°02' and 35°40' East and between the equator and latitude 0°23' South with an altitude of about 2002m above the sea level. It borders ...

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. He was elected in 2017 on an Independent ticket where he garnered 20,284 votes against the outgoing's 13,068 votes. Koros is the second Member of Parliament since the inception of Sigowet-Soin Constituency in the year 2013. He won the seat after defeating Justice Kemei.

Early life and education

Kipsengeret was born 1979 i
Motero
village, Soin Division,

Kericho Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in partic ...

to the Late Paul Kipkoros Kipsengeret Koech and Margaret Koech. He attende
Motero Primary School
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University of Nairobi 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 univer ...

, graduating in 2009. He is currently awaiting to graduate for his PhD studies in toxicology (thesis completed) from the same university. He has had papers published in local and international journals.

Political career

Kipsengeret joined politics in the year 2012 being URP youth leader in Kericho. In 2017 Koros was elected as a Member of Parliament for Sigowet-Soin Constituency.

References

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