Peter Anyang' Nyong'o is a Kenyan politician. He is the Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)[1] and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency.[2] r. Peter Anyang' Nyong' is the Minister for Medical Services. Was previously the Minister for Planning & National Development.
Pro. Nyong'o completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda's Makerere University, where he was awarded a 1st Class Honours degree in Political Science. He thereafter proceeded for his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago, USA where he attained his Masters Degree and PhD in Political Science by 1977.
Nyong'o took teaching positions at the University of Nairobi where he was a Professor of Political Science and a visiting professor in universities in Mexico and Addis Ababa where he served until 1987, before taking up the position of Head of Programs at the American Academy of Sciences.
He is the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Rural constituency having been elected on a NARC ticket in the December 2002. His political career dates back to 1992 when he was first elected to parliament. He served as a nominated MP from 1998 to 2002.
The Minister, who actively agitated for Kenya's second liberation during the previous KANU regime. For his contribution to scholarship and democratization, Nyong'o received a German-American Award in 1995.