Peter Kenneth (born 27 November 1965) is a Kenyan politician. He hails from Kirwara Sub-location of Gatanga Constituency in

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, Kenya.

Early life and career

Peter Kenneth attended Bahati Uhuru Primary School (CPE) and later joined Starehe Boys' Centre and School for his 'O' and 'A' levels. He is a holder of a Masters in Law degree from the

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, and Executive Programme International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has also done numerous banking and Insurance courses. After graduating as a

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by profession, he has worked for the following institutions:

Political life

Peter Kenneth was first elected a Member of Parliament for Gatanga Constituency in December 2002 on a

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ticket. He held this seat up to 2013 general elections where he vied for presidency. His constituency was voted the best managed in Kenya, during his tenure. Started January 2013: Member of Kenya National Congress Started 2012: Coalition Member of The Eagle Coalition Started January 2013: party leader of Kenya National Congress 2011- 4 March 2013: Aspirant President of Kenya 2008 – 2012: Member of Parliament for Gatanga 2007 – 14 January 2013: Member of Party of National Unity 2008 to 2012: Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. Dec 2005–2007: Member of National Rainbow Coalition 2003 – 2007: Member of Parliament for Gatanga Nov 2003–2005: Assistant Minister of Finance – Monetary, Fiscal & Investment Affairsof Cabinet

2002 – 2012

Under the leadership of Peter Kenneth, Gatanga was declared the constituency which had best utilized its

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money for the

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of 2011/2012.

2013 Presidential bid

He was the first presidential aspirant to release his manifesto for the

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. During the launch, he said he would vie on a Kenya National Congress party ticket. The thirteen key areas that he promised to address if elected for the president of

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were: i) National security, ii) food security, iii) employment infrastructure, iv) health care, v) education, vi) tourism, vii) slum upgrade, viii) water, ix) agriculture, x) diaspora, xi) environment and xii) manufacturing. He was the first Kenyan presidential aspirant with no African name. His constituents have in the past called him ''muthungu'' (a white man in

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) for the reason that if he calls for a meeting to start at 7am, it will start precisely at 7am and not later. He formed a working coalition with Hon. Raphael Tuju of Party of Action and reached out to like-minded presidential aspirants to take on the leading coalitions of CORD and

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. This coalition was expected to be the third force in the elections and provide an alternative for the electorate. He eventually settled on Ronald Osumba as his running mate. He indicated that most of his KSh.300 million/= (about US$3.4 million) campaign financing came from small contributors – the largest single donation standing at KSh.1 million/= (about US$11,400).

Interests and hobbies

He has interests in farming, insurance, real estate and manufacturing. He also has a lot of interest in sports, having been the chairman of

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from 1996 to 2000, and

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Committee Member (FUTSAL) from 1998 to 2000. Kenneth was a goalkeeper when he was still in school and he even went on to play for former

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side Reunion FC. He's also associated with Mayfair Bank, in Kenya.

References

External links

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Gatanga Constituency Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kenneth, Peter Living people 1965 births Party of National Unity (Kenya) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Alumni of Starehe Boys Centre and School University of Nairobi alumni Candidates for President of Kenya Politicians from Nairobi