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Nationality
  
Kenyan

Name
  
Cornel Amoth

Political party
  
ODM

Role
  
Kenyan Politician

Spouse(s)
  
Rosella Njaya Rasanga

Profession
  
Advocate


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Born
  
22 May 1957Segere, Alego Siaya County, Kenya

Children
  
Nudi,Ida,Tony,Joel,Fiona,Robina

Alma mater
  
University of Nairobi (LLB)University of Nairobi (LLM)

Cornel Rasanga Amoth (born May 22, 1957) is a Kenyan politician. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected as the first governor of Siaya County.

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Early life

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Rasanga was born on 22 May 1957 to the late Senior Chief Amoth Owira and the late Yunia Nudi in Segere Village, Alego, in Siaya County. He attended Segere Primary School between 1963 and 1970 and Maranda High School for his O-Level secondary education between 1970 and 1974. He proceeded to Kisii High School for his A- level Secondary Education where he completed in 1977. Rasanga joined the University of Nairobi in 1979 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree in 1981.

Career

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In 1982, Rasanga entered the public service in the Ministry of Agriculture as a supplies officer in charge of National Agricultural laboratories. To advance his knowledge in procurement, he joined the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) where he attained a Diploma in Supplies Management in 1985. Rasanga proceeded to work as a supplies officer in different districts and was promoted to senior procurement officer in charge of procurement and materials management. In 2000, Rasanga went back to university to pursue a Law degree and graduated in 2003 from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Law (LLB). He was admitted as an advocate of the High Court in 2005.

Political career

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Rasanga entered politics in 2013 when he vied for Governor for Siaya County. The Orange Democratic Movement selected Rasanga as its candidate after a disputed nomination between Oburu Odinga and Oduol. He won the 4 March general election but his election was nullified by the Court of Appeal in Kisumu on 23 August. Rasanga clinched the governorship in a subsequent by-election and became the first governor-elect of Siaya County.

References

Cornel Rasanga Amoth Wikipedia


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