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Richard Onyonka - Senator for Kisii County | Streamline | Streamline

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Richard Onyonka

Senator for Kisii County

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Born

1962(64 yrs)

County

Kisii

Constituency

Kisii

Contact Information

sen.onyonka@parliament.go.ke

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2 Roles

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Biography

Richard Onyonka is the Senator for Kisii County, elected in 2022. He is a long-serving legislator, having previously been the Member of Parliament for Kitutu Chache South Constituency for three consecutive terms (2007-2022).

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Senator for Kisii (2022-Present)

MP for Kitutu Chache South (2007-2022)

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