About Francis Nyenze
Lived 1957 – 2017 (aged 60). Francis Nyenze was a Kenyan politician and minister.
Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (June 2, 1957 – December 6, 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as Member of Parliament for Kitui West Constituency from 1997 to 2002 and again from 2013 to 2017. He served as Minister for Environment from 1997 until 2001 and Minister for Heritage and Sports from 2001 to 2002. He also served as the Leader of Minority in the National Assembly in the 11th Parliament of Kenya from 2013 to 2017. He passed on at The Nairobi Hospital after battling colon cancer for close to a decade.
Early life
Nyenze was born in Kyondoni village, Kabati in the present day Kitui County.
Nyenze attended Kyome Boys and Kagumo High School, and was awarded degrees from the University of Nairobi in 1984 and Moi University in 2005.
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Who was Francis Nyenze?
Kenyan politician
When was Francis Nyenze born?
Francis Nyenze was born on 2 June 1957 in Kitui County.
When did Francis Nyenze die?
Francis Nyenze died on 6 December 2017 in Nairobi.
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Francis Nyenze was a politician and minister.
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Francis Nyenze was Kenyan.
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