Musikari Kombo
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Musikari Nazi Kombo is a Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament, born on 13th March, 1944 in Bungoma District. He is a Catholic by religion. He joined Misikhu Primary School for his elementary education, then proceeded to continue at Rakwaro Primary School, finally moving to Mumias where he completed his primary education. He then joined Nyeri High School for his secondary education.
He undertook his undergraduate studies at The University of Nairobi, majoring in Economics. He is currently the Member of Paliament representing Webuye constituency, first elected into office in 1992. He has served in the Kenyan Government as The Assistant Minister for Planning, Minister for Regional Development and is currently the Minister for Local Government.
Kombo is currently the Chairman of Ford-Kenya. He took over the Local government Ministry in late 2003 being one of the most mismanaged ministries in Kenya, with many scandals ranging from illegal land allocation, physical fighting of councillors and selling of road reserves to well-connected individuals. Slowly and with time Kenyans have started seeing good results, he has turned around a Ministry that had failed for over 20 years in the space of only 4 years.
Currently ,He is the immediate former MP for Webuye having lost the seat Orange Democratic Movement's (ODM) candidate Alfred Sambu in the scandal prone 2007 Kenya General Election.
[edit] His Roots
Musikari Kombo hails from the larger Luhya community Bukusu sub tribe Balunda clan(descendants of Mulunda, believed to have migrated into Congo from East Africa).
