Moses Substone Budamba Mudavadi (1923-1989) was an influential politician from

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, in the early post-independence years under former president Daniel Moi. He was the first patron of the

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until his death in 1989. His son,

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succeeded him as the Sabatia Constituency member of parliament. He was the husband to Hannah Mudavadi

References

*Daily Nation, September 3, 2002: {{DEFAULTSORT:Mudavadi, Moses 1923 births 1989 deaths Kenyan Luhya people Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)