John Kiyonga Munyes is a Kenyan politician born in 1966 in modern day

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. He attended Lokitaung Primary School for his primary education and he later attended Lodwar High School for his ‘O Level’ and ‘A Level’. He later attended St Francis University for his undergraduate studies. He belonged to the Jubilee party and was elected to represent the Turkana North Constituency in the

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in the

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. He later represented Turkana county as a Senator in the

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as elected in the 2013 Kenya Senate elections and is a member of the

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political party. He also held the seat of

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as appointed by President

Mwai Kibaki Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including ...

.Current Kenyan Cabinet
. Cabinet of Kenya. Accessed March 30, 2013. In 2018, President

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nominated him to serve as Kenya'
Cabinet Secretary in charge of Petroleum and Mining
a post he held until February 8, 2022. He late
resigned
from the position to pursue political interests ahead of the August 2022 General Election.

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Living people Members of the Senate of Kenya Year of birth missing (living people) Party of National Unity (Kenya) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Turkana people {{Kenya-politician-stub