Shem Ochuodho is a
Kenyan
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politician. He represented Rangwe constituency in
Homa-Bay County between 1997 and 2002 and later became a computer consultant. He also serves as the chair of Kenya Diaspora Association.
Professional career
He then worked for the Rwandan government in Kigali as ICT consultant for three years. He was the ICT Advisor to Rwanda’s Minister of State in charge of Energy and Communications and CEO of the Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) Ochuodho was an ICT adviser to the South Sudan government based in Juba. In 2003, Ochuodho was appointed the MD of the Kenya Pipeline Company.
Political career
He was elected to parliament in 1997 on an NDP ticket beating the late Mrs Phelgona Okundi of KANU. He was the founding convener and secretary of the National Alliance(NA), which gave birth to the National Alliance for Change (NAC), that in turn gave rise to the
National Rainbow Coalition
The National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) is a political party in Kenya. As an alliance, it was in power from 2002 and 2005 when it collapsed due to disagreements between members over a constitutional referendum.
Formation
In preparation of the 2002 ...
(NARC). He ran for the
Deputy President
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...
in the
March 2013 Kenyan Presidential election on a
Safina
Safina ( in Swahili) is a political party in Kenya, founded by palaeoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey together with lawyer Paul Muite.
History
In May 1995, Richard Leakey joined some Kenyan intellectuals in launching a new po ...
party ticket. He was the running mate to
Paul Muite
Paul Kibugi Muite (born 18 Apr 1945) is a Kenyan lawyer and politician
Political career
He is a prominent figure in Kenya's second liberation struggle during the 1990s to remove the single party dictatorship established by the Kenya African N ...
.
Awards
In 2007, Ochuodho was honored with the Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) Award for Excellence for his exemplary efforts in the Information, Communication and Technology industry (ICT).
Publications
He is the author of Dawn of a Rainbow, The Untold Intrigues of Kenya's First Coalition Government (2012).
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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