Joseph Nyagah

Joseph Nyagah (born 1948) is a Kenyan politician and is currently the Minister of Cooperative Development and Marketing in Kenya's grand coalition government[1][2].

Nyagah was a member of the then governing Kenya African National Union and a minister in President Daniel Arap Moi's office until quitting both the ministry and the party in the run-up to the 2002 general election[3]. He fought the election in Gachoka Constituency as an opposition National Rainbow Coalition candidate[4]

He is the son of former government minister, and Gachoka Constituency Member of Parliament Jeremiah Nyagah. He is was a member of ODM's 'Pentagon' in the lead up to the 2007 general election.

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Office of Public Communications, Government of Kenya. http://www.communication.go.ke/ministry.asp?personid=31. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  2. ^ Macharia Kamau (2010-05-11). "Nyagah says all is well at New KCC as restructuring nears end". The Standard. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/archives/business/InsidePage.php?id=2000021748&cid=14&. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  3. ^ Gray Phombeah (2002-11-12). "New blow for Kenya's ruling party". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2452387.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  4. ^ James Astill (2002-12-27). "Violence mars final day of Kenya's election campaign". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/dec/27/kenya.jamesastill. Retrieved 2011-01-22.