Noah Wekesa

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Noah Mahalang’ang’a Wekesa (born August 21, 1936) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Kwanza Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.^[1] He is the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife and formerly the Minister for Science and Technology.^[2]

He was educated at Kakamega School^[3] and graduated from University of Edinburgh with a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.

He was elected to the parliament first time in 1988. These were the last one-party-system elections in Kenya. He used to be a rally driver and he has featured in Safari Rally. He has been a chairman if the Kenya Lawn Tennis Association. His son Paul Wekesa is a retired prominent tennis player.^[2]

References

↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Office of Public Communications: Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa , MP - Minister
↑ "Old boys". Kakamegahighschool.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

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Name	Wekesa, Noah
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Date of birth	August 21, 1936
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