Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa (born 21 August 1936) is a Kenyan politician. He is affilaited to the Party of National Unity and was elected 1988, 2000, 2002 and in the 2007 Kenyan general election to represent the Kwanza Constituency of the National Assembly of Kenya.[1] He lost the seat to Ferdinand Wanyonyi in March 2013.[2] Wekesa was Assistant Minister at Agriculture and Livestock Development from 1988 to 1992 and May 2004 as Assistant Minister for Livestock and Fisheries. He was the Minister for Science and Technology from December 2005 to 2007 and also acted as Minister for Education in 2007.[3][4] He was the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife from 2008 to 2012.[5][6]

He was educated at Kakamega School[7] and graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.[4]

He was elected to parliament for the first time in 1988. These were the last one-party-system elections in Kenya. He used to be a rally driver and he has featured in Safari Rally. He was a chairman of the Kenya Lawn Tennis Association. His son Paul Wekesa is a retired prominent tennis player.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Members Of The 10th Parliament". Parliament of Kenya. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  2. ↑ "Hon. Wanyonyi, Ferdinard Kevin". Kenyan Parliament. 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Parliament Of Kenya: Members of Parliament, Elected Members". 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa , MP - Minister". Office of Public Communications - Government of Kenya. 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report Download". Kenya Wildlife Service. 2008. p. 25. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa , MP - Minister". Office of Public Communications - Government of Kenya. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Old boys". Kakamegahighschool.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.


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