Kenya Vice President Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka in VI!
His Excellency, Doctor the Honourable Kalonzo Musyoka is the second-highest executive official in the Kenyan government and will be one of the highest ranking African leader ever to visit the VI. He is expected to be the guest of both the Premier Hon. Dr. D. Orlando Smith and the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe.
The Kenyan Vice President, who is also an Attorney, will be the keynote speaker at the House of Assembly (HOA) prayer breakfast scheduled for Friday May 25, 2012 to be held at Treasure Isle Hotel located in Road Town, the VI capital city.
No official information has been released from either the HOA or the Premier’s Office on this significant and high level visit.
Who is Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka?
His Excellency, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka was born in Tseikuru, in Kenya's Eastern Province Between 1960 and 1967 he studied at Tseikuru Full Primary School. Then he went to Kitui High School in Kitui and to Meru School in Meru from where he graduated in the advanced level in 1973. Kalonzo Musyoka graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nairobi in 1977. He continued further studies at the Kenya School of Law in 1978 where he was awarded a Post graduate diploma in Law. In 1979, he attended the Mediterranean Institute of Management in Cyprus where he earned a post graduate Diploma in Business.
In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity, from the Charter hall in Nairobi, Kenya.
Political career first elected at age 32
Kenya's first multiparty elections were held in 1992. Musyoka was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He also held couple of other ministerial positions while part of the KANU government. In June 1993, he addressed the World Conference on Human Rights in Austria which was the first human rights conference held since the end of the Cold War.
He was again elected to the parliament at the 1997 elections, but now from Mwingi North Constituency, since his former constituency Kitui North was split into new constituencies.
In 2007 now Vice President Musyoka ran for President of Kenya and came in third according to official results, behind Kibaki and Odinga. Amid a violent crisis over the results, with supporters of Kibaki and Odinga disputing the outcome, Kibaki appointed Musyoka as Vice-President and Minister of Home Affairs on January 8, 2008. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is married to Pauline. They have four children. He was baptized and is of the Christian faith. He is also highly respected in the religious community in Kenya.
In December 19th, 2008, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka was honored with a Doctorate in Humane Letters (honoris causa) in recognition of his achievements in peace making, conflict resolution efforts, sustainable community development and humanistic ideals by Kenyatta University during its 25th graduation.
Republic of Kenya
The Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. Kenya has a land area of 580,000 km2 and a population of nearly 41 million representing 42 different peoples and cultures. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks.
In 1962, Kenya gained its independence from Britain.
Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, is situated next to a national park. The country is famous for its safaris and diverse world-famous wildlife reserves such as Tsavo National Park, the Maasai Mara, Nakuru National Park.,
Lake Victoria, the world's second largest fresh-water lake (after Lake Superior in the US and Canada) and the world's largest tropical lake, is situated to the southwest and is shared with Uganda and Tanzania.
The capital, Nairobi, is a regional commercial hub. The economy of Kenya is the largest by GDP in East and Central Africa. Agriculture is a major employer and the country traditionally exports tea and coffee, and more recently fresh flowers to Europe. The service industry is a major economic driver, mostly the telecommunications sector, and contributes 62 percent of GDP.
Kenya produces world-class athletes such as world champions Paul Tergat, David Rudisha and Vivian Cheruiyot.
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