By Nancy Lelei and Office of
Public Communications of the Republic of Kenya
Narok County is found in Rift Valley Province of Kenya and
has a population of about 370 000 people with its capital being Narok town.
Narok together with Kisii County also found in Kenya has
high cases of practice of female genital mutilation in the country though the Kenyan
Government outlawed the practice in 2011.
The constituency has two constituencies Narok North and
Narok South. Tourism and wheat farming is the main economic mainstay in the
County and it hosts the popular Maasai Mara game reserve.
1.Narok North
William
Ronkorua Ole Ntimama of the famous saying of
1990`s ``lie low like an envelope`` is the MP for Narok North and Minister of
State for National Heritage & Culture in Kenya and was born in February
1930 in Narok district.
Ntimama
is one of the oldest politicians in Kenya and a great supporter of Prime
Minister of Kenya Mr.Raila Amolo Odinga.
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| Ntimama:Narok North |
From
1940 to 1946, Ntimama went to Masai Government School and later joined Teachers
Training College from 1947 to 1949. He did his ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels through
distance programme from Oxford University, Wosley Hall, in United Kingdom (UK)
from 1952 to 1954, and 1956 to 1958 respectively.
He was the Chairman Kenya Grain Growers Cooperative Union (KGGCU) in 1985 and during the same period the Chairman ICDC. He joined the Public Service as a District Officer (DO) from 1986 to 1988.
His political career started in 1974 when he was elected the Chairman Narok County Council up to 1984 when was elected the Member of Parliament for Narok North Constituency and appointed the Minister for Supplies and Marketing and later the Minister for Local Government.
From 1989 to 1995 he was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister for Home Affairs. The Prisons Department and the prisoners lives were upgraded by the positive changes introduced into the Penal system.
From 1998 to 1999, he was the Minister for Transport and Communication before taking over his current office. It was during his tenure as the Minister for Transport and Communication that the Internet was launched in Kenya and Internet companies licensed to operate. He headed the delegation that won the bid to host the 2003 ICASA conference in Kenya. He was appointed to the cabinet in 2004 as Minister of State in the Office of the President where he brought about much needed reform to the civil service by introducing Performance Based Contracts and increased pay for civil servants.
He was the Chairman Kenya Grain Growers Cooperative Union (KGGCU) in 1985 and during the same period the Chairman ICDC. He joined the Public Service as a District Officer (DO) from 1986 to 1988.
His political career started in 1974 when he was elected the Chairman Narok County Council up to 1984 when was elected the Member of Parliament for Narok North Constituency and appointed the Minister for Supplies and Marketing and later the Minister for Local Government.
From 1989 to 1995 he was appointed to the Cabinet as the Minister for Home Affairs. The Prisons Department and the prisoners lives were upgraded by the positive changes introduced into the Penal system.
From 1998 to 1999, he was the Minister for Transport and Communication before taking over his current office. It was during his tenure as the Minister for Transport and Communication that the Internet was launched in Kenya and Internet companies licensed to operate. He headed the delegation that won the bid to host the 2003 ICASA conference in Kenya. He was appointed to the cabinet in 2004 as Minister of State in the Office of the President where he brought about much needed reform to the civil service by introducing Performance Based Contracts and increased pay for civil servants.
His
development record in the Constituency is not appealing according to his
constituents whom we talked to and are appealing to him to remember the pledges
he made in 2007 during the campaigns for General election. They say he has
concentrated more on National politics than involving himself in local
development.
2.Narok
South
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| Ole Lankas:Narok South |
Nkoidila
Ole Lankas is the local MP of this constituency and there was no much
information we could get on him as he was reported not to be around when our reporter
Nancy Lelei was
compiling this report though his constituent feel the first time MP in
Parliament has done a good job in his constituency. Though Parliamentary
reporters say that he has made few contributions in Parliament.
On
Friday we start serializing MPS in Nyamira County.
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