Zakayo Cheruiyot (born 1954) is a
Kenyan
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politician.
Early life and education
Career
Cheruiyot championed the formation of the United Republican Party (URP), which has since been dissolved and merged to form the Jubilee Party. He decamped to Chama Cha Mashinani together with former Bomet Governor H.E. Isaac Ruto. He once belonged to the
Orange Democratic Movement
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a centre-left political party in Kenya. It is the successor of a grassroots people's movement that was formed during the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum campaign. This movement separated in Augus ...
and was elected to represent the
Kuresoi Constituency in the
National Assembly of Kenya
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since the
2007 Kenyan parliamentary election
General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections.
Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity ( ...
.
Media investigations have reported information indicating that Cheruiyot was involved in shielding Rwandan genocide suspect
Félicien Kabuga
Félicien Kabuga (born 1 March 1933) is a Rwandan businessman and genocide suspect who played a major role in the run-up to the Rwandan genocide. A multimillionaire, from arrest and capture in the decade following the
1994 Rwandan genocide.
References
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Living people
1954 births
Orange Democratic Movement politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)
University of Nairobi alumni