Gonzi Samuel Rai is a Kenyan politician and a former member of Kenyan parliament from Kinango Constituency in Kwale County. He was first elected to the parliament in 1992 on the ticket of Kenya African National Union (KANU), and 2002 and 2007 on the ticket of Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–People (FORD-People) and won the election on the ticket of The National Alliance (TNA) in the 2013 parliamentary election. His legislative interest focuses on defence, security amd public accounts.[1][2]
Political careeredit
Rai started his political career at the grassroot level and served as a councilor from 1988 to 1992 when he ran and won Kinango Constituency seat in the national on the ticket of KANU party. He lost his reelection to Simeon Mkalla in the 1997 parliamentary election before reclaiming the seat in 2002 and was reelected in 2007 on the FORD-People ticket where he was the vice-chairman.[3] He served as assistant Minister of Lands in the Mwai Kibaki government from 2008 to 2013. He resigned from FORD-People in 2012 to support Uhuru Kenyatta presidential campaign on the condition that a member of his community would be appointed board chairman of Kenya Ferry Services (KSF). He was reelected to the seat in 2013 on the ticket of TNA party.[4][5] Rai was defeated in the 2017 parliamentary election by Benjamin Tayari. In 2015, he was listed as one of the five “lazy MPs” who had never made a speech in the parliament.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^"From the cold, back into the fold: MPs who made a comeback". Nation. 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^"HON. RAI SAMUEL GONZI | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^Gachie, Laban Thua (2016-04-21). "Samuel Gonzi Rai - Biography, MP Kinango, Kwale, Age, Wife, Son". Kenyan Life. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^"Kinango MP Gonzi Rai goes for traditional prayers in the Kaya forest : KTN Home". KTN News. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^ abTeam, Baraka FM (2023-07-18). "Ignore calls for demos against go'vt-Gonzi Rai | Baraka FM 95.5". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
^Nariri, Ali (2023-06-12). "Gonzi Rai aunga mkono mswada wa fedha 2023". RADIORAHMA NEWS. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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