Cornel Rasanga Amoth
| Cornel Rasanga Amoth | |
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| 1st Governor of Siaya County | |
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Assumed office November 2013 | |
| Public Procurement Administrative Review Board | |
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In office June 2006 – September 2012 | |
| Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Home Affairs | |
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In office January 2005 – September 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 May 1957 Segere, Alego Siaya County, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | ODM |
| Spouse(s) | Rosella Njaya Rasanga |
| Children | Nudi,Ida,Tony,Joel,Fiona,Robina |
| Alma mater |
University of Nairobi (LLB) University of Nairobi (LLM) |
| Profession | Advocate |
| Religion | Christianity |
Cornel Rasanga Amoth is a Kenyan politician. He is a member of Orange Democratic Movement and was elected as the 1st Governor of Siaya County.[1]
Early Life
Rasanga was born on 22 May 1957 to the Late Senior Chief Amoth Owira and the Late Yunia Nudi in Segere Village, Alego in Siaya County. He attended Segere Primary School between 1963 and 1970 and later proceeded to Maranda High School for his O-Level Secondary Education between 1970 and 1974. He proceeded to Kisii High School for his A- level Secondary Education where he completed in 1977. Rasanga later joined University of Nairobi in 1979 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree in 1981.
Career
In 1982, Rasanga joined the public service in Ministry of Agriculture as a supplies officer in-charge of National Agricultural laboratories. To advance his knowledge in Procurement, joined Kenya Institute of Administration( KIA) where he attained a Diploma in Supplies Management in 1985. Rasanga proceeded on to work as a Supplies officer in different districts and was promoted to Senior Procurement officer incharge of Procurement and materials management. In 2000, Rasanga went back to University to pursue a Law degree and graduated in 2003 from University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Law(LLB). He was admitted as an advocate of the High Court in 2005.[2]
Rasanga has gained over 28 years of experience working in Public Service. He is an expert advisor in matters of public procurement. Under his direction, many organizations both in public and private sector have benefited in legal interpretation on public procurement, restructuring and streamlining procurement management. He is reputed for carrying out various reforms in the public procurement particularly giving talks and seminars on public procurement regulations and administration to both the public sector and the private sector audiences.
Rasanga’s current strengths lie in public procurement management, legal advice on procurement, public/private sector consulting and institutional reforms. He is held in high regard on Institutional governance and Ethics
Political Career
Rasanga entered the political arena in 2013, when he vied for Governor for Siaya County. The Orange Democratic Movement selected Rasanga as the party candidate after a disputed party nomination between Oburu Odinga and Oduol. He won the 4 March general election but his election was nullified by the Court of Appeal in Kisumu on 23 August . Rasanga clinched the Governor title in a subsequent by-election and became the first governor- elect of Siaya County[3]
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