Francis Nyenze Explained

Francis Mwanzia Nyenze
Term Start:1997
Term End:2017
Office2:Minister for Environment
Term Start2:1997
Term End2:2001
President2:Daniel arap Moi
Office3:Minister for Heritage and Sports
Term Start3:2001
Term End3:2002
President3:Daniel arap Moi
Office4:Leader of the Minority Party in the National Assembly
Term Start4:2013
Term End4:2017
President4:Uhuru Kenyatta
Birth Date:2 June 1957
Birth Place:Kitui, Kenya Colony
Death Place:Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Party:WDM-K
Spouse:Edith Nyenze
Children:3

Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (June 2, 1957 – December 6, 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2013 to 2017. He served as Minister for Environment from 1997 until 2001 and Minister for Heritage and Sports from 2001 to 2002. He also served as the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly in the 11th Parliament of Kenya from 2013 to 2017.[1] He passed on at The Nairobi Hospital after battling colon cancer for close to a decade.[2]

Early life

Nyenze was born in Kyondoni village, Kabati in the present day Kitui County.[1] His father the late Reverend Philip Nyenze Mwambu was a renowned Africa Inland Church minister.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenyanlife.com. Kenyanlife.com . 15 April 2016. 2019-09-10.
  2. Web site: Nyenze loses battle with colon cancer - VIDEO. Sep 10, 2019. www.nation.co.ke.
  3. Web site: Daily Nation App . Nyenze catches many off balance with dull, deceptive demeanour - Daily Nation . Mobile.nation.co.ke . 2017-04-01 . 2019-09-10.