NAIROBI (AFP) — Kenya’s opposition candidate on Tuesday was elected as parliament speaker in a close-fought vote held during the first parliament session since last month’s disputed presidential poll.
The parliament’s clerk announced that Kenneth Marende, supported by opposition leader Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), had mustered 105 votes.
The candidate supported by President Mwai Kibaki’s Party of National Unity (PNU) and its allies, Francis ole Kaparo, garnered 101 votes. Read the rest of the story here.
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WHO IS KENNETH MARENDE?
| Status: Past |
| Date Of Birth: Saturday January 7, 1956 |
| Gender: Male |
| Profile: |
| Employment History 1975: Banker, Barclays Bank International 1979-1984: Senior State Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers 1984-1988: Advocate and Partner, Bryson Inamdar & Bowyer 1988-to date: Proprietor, Warender & Company Advocates |
| Primary Education: |
| 1969: CPE, Eburakami Primary School |
| Secondary Education: |
| 1972: EACE, Kakamega High School 1974: EAACE, Kagumo High School |
| University Education |
| 1975-1978: LLB, (Hons), Degree course in Law, University of Nairobi 1978-1979: Post Graduate Diploma Course |
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