Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo should not be confused with Kalonzo Musyoka.
| Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Honorable |
| Birth Place: | Kenya |
| Alma Mater: | Brookhouse School University of Newcastle (Australia) University of Nairobi Kenya School of Law |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, politician |
| Years Active: | 2011 — present |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Citizenship: | Kenya |
| Known For: | Law |
| Member of the East African Legislative Assembly, Representing Kenya (2017—2022) | |
Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo is a Kenyan lawyer and politician, who is a member of the fourth East African Legislative Assembly (2017—2022), representing Kenya.[1] [2]
He was nominated to the regional legislative body (EALA), by the Wiper Democratic Movement political party, in June 2017.[3] [4] He was elected to the EALA by both chambers of the Kenyan Parliament in December 2017.[5]
He was born in Kenya in 1987. He is the first-born to former Vice President of Kenya Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka and his wife Pauline Musyoka.[6] [7]
Kennedy attended Brookhouse School, in Lang'ata, Nairobi County, where he obtained his High School Diploma. His first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Politics and Public Policy, was awarded by the University of Newcastle (Australia), in 2010.[6] [7]
His second degree, a Bachelor of Laws, was awarded by the University of Nairobi in 2014. He has also undergone the Advocate Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law.[6] [7]
After he completed his first degree in Australia, he returned to Kenya and was hired by Equity Bank Kenya Limited, as a bank teller, at its branch on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. While there, he also worked in the bank's legal department, while he concurrently pursued a law degree from the University of Nairobi.[6] [7]
At the time of his election to the EALA, Kennedy was the Secretary General of the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, "which offers scholarships to orphans and children from low-income backgrounds".[6]
At the EALA, he was elected Vice Chairperson of the Kenyan delegation.[8]