Jack Ranguma Explained

Jack Nyanungo Ranguma
Office:1st Governor of Kisumu County
Term Start:27 March 2013
Term End:2017
Deputy:Ruth Adhiambo Odinga
Constituency:Kisumu County
Birth Date:20 October 1954
Birth Place:Kano, Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Party:ODM
Spouse:Olivia Ranguma (m. 1980)
Children:Eugene Ranguma (deceased); Sonya Ranguma (deceased); Tanya Ranguma
Profession:Accountant

Jack Nyanungo Ranguma, also known as JR, is a Kenyan politician and was the first Governor of Kisumu County, Kenya. He was elected on 6 March 2013.[1]

History

Educational background

Jack Ranguma has a Master of Science (International Accounting and Management Information Systems) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Professional career

Prior to entering politics Jack Ranguma had worked as an accountant for close to 30 years. In 1979, Jack Ranguma was appointed Audit Manager in charge of a large quasi-government audit portfolio by BDO International. He was promoted to Partner in charge of audit services in 1989, and served as Partner and Head of Financial and Management Consultancy Services between 1991-2001. In 2002 he was appointed Commissioner of Income Tax, and later Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, Kenya Revenue Authority. In 2008 he became Senior Policy Advisor for Tax Justice Network Africa, a pan-African organization.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranguma speaks out against Sh18 billion deal. Ochieng. Justus. The Star. 27 February 2014.