Francis Nyenze

Francis Mwanzia Nyenze
Member of Parliament, Kitui West Constituency
In office 1997 – 2017 Suspended: 2003 – 2013
Succeeded by	Edith Vethi Nyenze
Minister for Environment
In office 1997–2001
President	Daniel arap Moi
Minister for Heritage and Sports
In office 2001–2002
President	Daniel arap Moi
Leader of the Minority Party in the National Assembly
In office 2013–2017
President	Uhuru Kenyatta
Personal details
Born	(1957-06-02)2 June 1957 Kitui, Kenya Colony
Died	6 December 2017(2017-12-06) (aged 60) Nairobi, Kenya
Political party	WDM-K
Spouse	Edith Nyenze
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Nairobi(Architecture Design and Development)

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.^[1] He passed on at The Nairobi Hospital after battling colon cancer for close to a decade.^[2]

Early life

Nyenze was born in Kyondoni village, Kabati in the present day Kitui County.^[1] His father the late Reverend Philip Nyenze Mwambu was a renowned Africa Inland Church minister.^[3]

Nyenze attended Kyome Boys and Kagumo High School, and was awarded degrees from the University of Nairobi in 1984 and Moi University in 2005.^[4]

References

1. "Kenyanlife.com". Kenyanlife.com. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
2. "Nyenze loses battle with colon cancer - VIDEO". Retrieved Sep 10, 2019 – via www.nation.co.ke.
3. Daily Nation App (2017-04-01). "Nyenze catches many off balance with dull, deceptive demeanour - Daily Nation". Mobile.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
4. "Francis Nyenze easily switched between humour and being serious".