Honourable
Christopher Langat
Senator
Member of the Kenyan Parliament
In office
August 2017 – August 2022
Succeeded byHillary Sigei
Personal details
NationalityKenyan
Political partyJubilee Party
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi
Moi University

Christopher Andrew Langat is a Kenyan politician who is the former senator for Bomet County.[1][2][3] He is a member of the Jubilee Party.[1]

He attended the University of Nairobi[1] and Moi University where he obtained a PhD in education.[4]

In 2020 he was appointed to the senate's COVID-19 committee following the resignation of senator Johnson Sakaja[5]

Electoral history

General election 2017: Bomet[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Jubilee Christopher Andrew Langat 140,396 53.3
KANU Nicholas Kiptoo arap Korir Salat 100,506 38.2
Chama Cha Mashinani Stephen kiplangat Koskey 13,696 5.2
ODM Andrew Kimutai Langat 5,061 1.9
Independent Andrew Kibet Toweet 2,506 1.0
The National Vision Party Samuel Kipkemoi Kirui 1,087 0.4
Majority 39,890 15.2
  1. WTCemployment history

2016-March 2017 he worked in Moi University (Bomet college Campus) as the Dean, School of Human Resource Development

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sen. (Dr.) Langat Christopher Andrew | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  2. ↑ "I'm interested in your job, Senator Langat tells Governor Barchok". The Star. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  3. ↑ Kimutai, Gilbert. "Drama as Boment governor, senator clash in public". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  4. ↑ "The Rise of Bomet Senator – County Post".
  5. ↑ "Sylvia Kasanga replaces Sakaja as chair of Senate Covid-19 committee".
  6. ↑ Data Report of 2017 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission.


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