Gerald Otieno Kajwang (15 July 1956 – 19 November 2014) was a Kenyan politician. He belonged to the

Orange Democratic Movement The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement which was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in Augu ...

and was elected to represent the Mbita Constituency 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. In the bitterly contested 2013 elections, Otieno Kajwang was elected to represent Homa Bay County in the

Senate of Kenya The Senate of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya, along with the National Assembly. The Senate was first established as part of Kenya's 1963 Constitution. After being abolished in 1966, the Senate wa ...

. Upon his death, his brother, Moses Otieno Kajwang won the election to succeed him in Parliament, representing Homa Bay. Kajwang died on 19 November 2014 at Mater hospital after suffering cardiac arrest.Homa Bay Senator Otieno Kajwang' dies
Retrieved 19 Nov 2014 His other brother, Tom Joseph Kajwang, also serves as an MP, representing Ruaraka.

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Hon. Gerald Otieno Kajwang memorial
1959 births 2014 deaths Members of the Senate of Kenya 20th-century Kenyan lawyers Orange Democratic Movement politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Makerere University alumni {{Kenya-politician-stub