Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo (born September 23, 1952) is a

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politician, and the current Governor of Vihiga County having trounced Hon Rev. Moses E. Akaranga of Progressive Party of Kenya ( PPK) in the 9/8/2017 General elections. He was elected Member of Parliament for Emuhaya Constituency in 2008, under Orange Democratic Party (ODM). He hails from Emanyinya village, Emusire, in Central

Bunyore Bunyore is a locality in the Vihiga County in the western province of Kenya. It is largely inhabited by Luhya, who speak the OLunyole dialect of the Luhya language. In the local language, the place is known as Ebunyore and its people as the Aba ...

. On March 28, 2019, Governor Wilber Ottichilo laid a foundation for the governor’s official home which is worth Sh80 million in Endeli Village.

Biography

Ottichilo was born September 23, 1952, in Emanyinya village, Emusire sublocation, central

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.Brief History of Hon. Dr. Wilber Otichilo, MP,"
Emuhaya Constituency website. Retrieved April 29, 2010. Ottichilo attended Makerere University from 1974 to 1977, the

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from 1981 to 1983, as well as

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from 1984 to 1986. He obtained his

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in Natural Resource Management and Space Science from the

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and International Institute for Earth Observation and Geoinformation,

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. Prior to becoming the MP for Emuhaya, Ottichilo was the director general for Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), an agency of

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(UNECA). He was elected to parliament through a by election after the Emuhaya seat in parliament became vacant, following the election of

Kenneth Marende Kenneth Otiato Marende, born 7 January 1956, was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya's 10th Parliament. He was elected Speaker on January 15, 2008. Prior to his election as Speaker, Hon. Marende served as the MP for Emuhaya constituen ...

as speaker of the National Assembly.

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1952 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Wageningen University and Research alumni {{Kenya-politician-stub