Christopher Obure Explained

Christopher Obure
Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Birth Date:29 September 1943
Birth Place:Kenya Colony
Office:Member of the Kenyan Senate
Constituency:Bobasi
Term Start:March 2013
Term End:October 2017
Office1:Member of the Kenyan Parliament
Constituency1:Kisii County
Term Start1:2008 
Term End1: 2013
Party:Orange Democratic Movement (since 2007)
Nationality:Kenyan
Children:5
Occupation:Politician

Christopher Mogere Obure (born 29 September 1943) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Bobasi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election. He was born in Boigesa Village on September 29, 1943, in the then larger Bobasi Machoge Constituency which has since been split into Bobasi and Bomachoge Constituencies. He worked for Bata Shoe Company and Kenya Breweries Limited (now East Africa Breweries) before joining politics. He was the Minister of Public Works in the Government of National Unity. He was the first Senator of Kisii County.[1] Obure is also well remembered as the first non-Luo player to be recruited in Gor Mahia F.C, and was among the squad which played during the club's inaugural season in 1968 and 1969.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Obure. Mzalendo. 2016-12-31.
  2. Web site: Oduo . Bethuel . They left the game for 'siasa' . 2023-06-08 . The Standard . en.