Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot ( born 23 February 1986) is a

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politician. He was elected as senator for

Kericho County Kericho County is one of the 47 counties in Kenya. The county seats between longitude 35°02' and 35°40' East and between the equator and latitude 0°23' South with an altitude of about 2002m above the sea level. It borders Uasin Gishu County ...

succeeding Charles Keter who had resigned to take up a cabinet portfolio. He was elected majority leader of the senate in 2022.

Early years and education

Aaron Cheruiyot was born in 1986. He grew up in

. He undertook his primary and secondary education at Unity Primary school and Kericho High School respectively, before proceeding to

Moi University Moi University is a public university located in Kesses, Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu county, in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It was established in 1984 by the Moi University Act of the Parliament of Kenya, after recommendations from ...

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Populatio ...

where he acquired a BA degree specialising in Language and Literary studies. In 2010 he joined the

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and acquired a

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in Marketing.

Family

He is married to his longtime girlfriend Lenah. The couple are blessed with a lovely daughter Maria.

References

Living people Members of the Senate of Kenya 1986 births Moi University alumni People from Kericho County {{Kenya-politician-stub