Christopher Obure

Christopher Mogere Obure (born 1950) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Bobasi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election.☃☃ He was born in Boigesa Village on January 1, 1950, in the then larger Bobasi Machoge Constituency which has since been split into Bobasi and Bomachoge Constituencies. He worked for Bata Shoe Company and Kenya Breweries Limited (now East Africa Breweries) before joining politics.^[1] He was the Minister of Public Works in the Government of National Unity. He is currently the first Senator of Kisii County.^[2]

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Senators of Kenya
Speaker: Ekwee Ethuro - Deputy Speaker: Kembi Gitura - Majority Leader: Kindiki Kithure - Minority Leader: Moses Wetangula
Ali Boy Bule Chiaba Gitura Haji Kagwe Kajwang Kariuki Keter Khalwale Khaniri Kuti Machage Madzayo Moi Munyes Murungi Musila Muthama Mwazo Nyong'o Obure Omar Orengo Sonko Wako Wetangula

Ministers of Finance of Kenya
Gichuru Kibaki Magugu Saitoti Mudavadi Nyachae Masakhalia Okemo Obure Mwiraria Kimunya Michuki Uhuru Githae Rotich

Ministers of Agriculture of Kenya

Michael Blundell (1955–59) Bruce Mackenzie (1959–61) Michael Blundell (1961–62) Wilfrid Havelock (1962–63) Bruce Mackenzie (1963–70) Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah (1971–79) Gilbert Kabere M'mbijiwe (1980–82) Munyua Waiyaki (1982–84) William Odongo Omamo (1984–87) Elijah Mwangale (1987–92) Simeon Nyachae (1993–96) Darius Msagha Mbela (1997) Musalia Mudavadi (1998) Christopher Obure (1999–2001) Bonaya Godana (2001–02) Kipruto Rono Arap Kirwa (2003–07) William Ruto (2008–10) Sally Kosgei (2010–13) Felix Koskei (2013–present)