Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi is a Kenyan politician who is leader of the

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. He began his career in politics when he was elected as MP for

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in 1997. He was in his twenties at the time. Wamunyinyi was re-elected for the same seat in 2002. In the infamous 2007 elections he lost his seat but later re-emerged to serve another 2 consecutive terms from

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Political career

He was Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission for

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Wamunyinyi lost his seat to John Makali from Ford-K in the

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References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Leaders of political parties in Kenya 21st-century Kenyan politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Wamunyinyi, Wafula Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Members of the 12th Parliament of Kenya African Union officials