Reuben Sechele Nyangweso
| Reuben Sechele Nyangweso | |
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| Born | Kakamega |
| Residence | Kakamega County, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenya |
| Occupation | Politician, Former Majority Leader, Chair Public Service & County Administration Committee Kakamega County Assemble |
| Spouse(s) | Phoebe Nyangweso (1986 - present) |
| Parent(s) | Fredrick Nyangweso Obiero (1931 -2006) Jenifer Okeno Nyangweso (1933 - 1998) |
| Relatives | David Fredrick Amakobe(brothers) Michael Otechi Nyangweso(brothers) Daniel Ominde Nyangweso(brothers) Margaret Muhandia(sisters) Rosebella Anangwe(sisters) Rhodah Alakonya(sisters) Beautrice Ashuma(sisters) Rispah Nyangweso(sisters) |
Reuben Sechele Nyangweso (born 1961) is a Kenyan politician who is a member of Kakamega County Assembly in Kenya representing Butsotso South. He was the first Leader of majority in the Assembly until 2014. He now holds the office of Chairman of Chairman of the County Public Service Board. He is the vice chair of the Liaison committee and a member of the labor committee Kakamega County Assembly he was elected to the County Assembly under the CORD coalition through the Orange Democratic Movement where he has been the deputy Chair for Lurambi since 2008 In the capacity as first leader of majority, Reuben presented the first ever County budget for approval by the Assembly.
Reuben Sechele Nyangweso was born in 1960 at Mwiyenga village in Kakamega, fifth born of ten siblings in the family of Mr Fredrick Nyangweso Obiero (1931-2006) and Mrs Jeniffer Okeno Nyangweso (1933-1998). He is from the Abashibo sub-clan of the Butsotso of the Luhya people who make 14% of the total population of Kenya. He is married to Mrs Phoebe Nyangweso and they have four children two daughters and two sons.
Reuben graduated from the Medical Training Center Nairobi with a Diploma in Pharmaceutical technology (1982). Reuben worked for the Kenya ministry of health then went to work for central bank of Kenya before branching into business. He is a director of Holfar Products and a partner in a publishing company in Nairobi. He has worked with the Read for the Top project run by Canadian NGO Tembo Kenya donating and providing reading books for the schools in Kakamega County. He spent several years in Canada and he spend some time at Carleton University studying Political Science (1999). His years in Canada gave him an opportunity to experience western work culture by working for two years as a Pharmaceutical Technologist in Loblaw Companies he is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in community health and develeopment at the Jomo Kenyatta University of agriculture and technology
Reuben holds a B.Sc (Community Health & Development) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology JKUAT, a DipPharm (KMTC-Nrb) and a CPhT from (Ontario College of Pharmacists - 2002). He studied Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa Canada
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