Christopher Mogere Obure (born 1943) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the

Jubilee Party The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee ...

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 dist ...

in the

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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 {{Kenya-politician-stub