George Khaniri Explained

George Khaniri
Office:Member of the Kenyan Senate
Term Start:28 March 2013
Constituency:Vihiga County
Predecessor:New position
Office2:Member of the Kenyan Parliament
Term Start2:1996
Term End2:2022
President2:Daniel Arap Moi 1996-2003Mwai Kibaki 2003-2013
Predecessor2:Nicodemus Newton Khaniri
Successor2:Charles Gimose
Constituency2:Hamisi
Birth Date:1 July 1973
Birth Place:Hamisi sub county in Vihiga County
Birthname:George Munyasia
Nationality:Kenyan
Party:Amani National Congress (ANC)
Spouse:Eunice Jelagat
Children:Ivy, Shirley, Newton, George Khaniri Jr.
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Economist
Cabinet:Former assistant minister

George Khaniri is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Amani National Congress (ANC) and was first elected to represent the Hamisi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 1996 by election after his father's (the late hamisi MP Hon. Khaniri Snr) demise.[1] He retained the seat in the following elections in 1997, 2002, and 2007. He then won in 2013 as Vihiga county senator after the creation of the two tire government following the 2010 new constitution.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bunge.go.ke/members.php Members Of The 10th Parliament