Reverend Moses Akaranga is a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Vihiga county having been defeated by Dr. Wilberforce Ottichilo in August 2017. He is also former Member of parliament for Sabatia constituency, having defeated Musalia Mudavadi of KANU from the Sabatia Constituency seat in the 2002 elections on a Ford-Kenya ticket. He served only one term and was defeated by Mudavadi, who was now representing Orange Democratic Movement at the 2007 elections.
He is the first Kenyan Member of Parliament to unseat a sitting Vice President.
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In 2002, he was elected as M.P for Sabatia Constituency. He served as a Commissioner with the Parliamentary Service Commission and was the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Staff Welfare Committee. In 2003, he was appointed as Assistant Minister for Agriculture and in 2004 became Minister of State for Public Service in the Office of the President. During his tenure as a Minister, Kenya was awarded the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award. He initiated Performance Contracting in the Public Service, introduced the Rapid Results Initiative program (RRI), oversaw the review of civil servant salaries and the increment of pensions to all retired civil servants. He has also served as the vice chairman of the Humanitarian Settlement Fund. He previously worked as a Senior Business Manager at Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited thereafter working with the [[Pentecostal Assemblies of Kenya]] (P.A.G. Kenya) as the General Administrator. In Kenya’s 2013 general election, Moses vied in the gubernatorial elections, winning as Governor of VihigaCounty, alongside Deputy Governor Caleb Temba Amaswache. He was elected on a PPK party ticket.[1]
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moses, akaranga, reverend, kenyan, politician, served, first, governor, vihiga, county, having, been, defeated, wilberforce, ottichilo, august, 2017, also, former, member, parliament, sabatia, constituency, having, defeated, musalia, mudavadi, kanu, from, saba. Reverend Moses Akaranga is a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Vihiga county having been defeated by Dr Wilberforce Ottichilo in August 2017 He is also former Member of parliament for Sabatia constituency having defeated Musalia Mudavadi of KANU from the Sabatia Constituency seat in the 2002 elections on a Ford Kenya ticket He served only one term and was defeated by Mudavadi who was now representing Orange Democratic Movement at the 2007 elections ReverendMoses Akaranga1st Governor of Vihiga CountyIncumbentAssumed office 27 March 2013DeputyCaleb Temba AmaswacheSucceeded byDr Wilber K OttichiloMember of the Kenyan ParliamentIn office 2003 2007PresidentMwai KibakiPreceded byMusalia MudavadiSucceeded byMusalia MudavadiConstituencySabatiaPersonal detailsBorn 1953 10 18 18 October 1953 age 70 NationalityKenyanPolitical partyPPKSpouseElizabeth AkarangaChildren5ResidenceMunugiOccupationReverend He is the first Kenyan Member of Parliament to unseat a sitting Vice President political career editIn 2002 he was elected as M P for Sabatia Constituency He served as a Commissioner with the Parliamentary Service Commission and was the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Staff Welfare Committee In 2003 he was appointed as Assistant Minister for Agriculture and in 2004 became Minister of State for Public Service in the Office of the President During his tenure as a Minister Kenya was awarded the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award He initiated Performance Contracting in the Public Service introduced the Rapid Results Initiative program RRI oversaw the review of civil servant salaries and the increment of pensions to all retired civil servants He has also served as the vice chairman of the Humanitarian Settlement Fund He previously worked as a Senior Business Manager at Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited thereafter working with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Kenya P A G Kenya as the General Administrator In Kenya s 2013 general election Moses vied in the gubernatorial elections winning as Governor of Vihiga County alongside Deputy Governor Caleb Temba Amaswache He was elected on a PPK party ticket 1 References edit Moses Akaranga Soft Kenya Retrieved 24 February 2017 nbsp nbsp This article about a Kenyan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moses Akaranga amp oldid 1136414757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
