Honorable Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo | |
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Born | 1987 (age 36–37) |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Citizenship | Kenya |
Alma mater | Brookhouse School (High School Diploma) University of Newcastle (Australia) (Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs) University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Laws) Kenya School of Law (Advocate Training Programme) |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
Years active | 2011 — present |
Known for | Law |
Title | Member of the East African Legislative Assembly, Representing Kenya (2017—2022) |
Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo is a Kenyan lawyer and politician, who is a member of the fourth East African Legislative Assembly (2017—2022), representing Kenya.[1][2]
He was nominated to the regional legislative body (EALA), by the Wiper Democratic Movement political party, in June 2017.[3][4] He was elected to the EALA by both chambers of the Kenyan Parliament in December 2017.[5]
He was born in Kenya in 1987. He is the first-born to former Vice President of Kenya Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka and his wife Pauline Musyoka.[6][7]
Kennedy attended Brookhouse School, in Lang'ata, Nairobi County, where he obtained his High School Diploma. His first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs, Politics and Public Policy, was awarded by the University of Newcastle (Australia), in 2010.[6][7]
His second degree, a Bachelor of Laws, was awarded by the University of Nairobi in 2014. He has also undergone the Advocate Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law.[6][7]
After he completed his first degree in Australia, he returned to Kenya and was hired by Equity Bank Kenya Limited, as a bank teller, at its branch on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya's capital and largest city. While there, he also worked in the bank's legal department, while he concurrently pursued a law degree from the University of Nairobi.[6][7]
At the time of his election to the EALA, Kennedy was the Secretary General of the Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation, "which offers scholarships to orphans and children from low-income backgrounds".[6]
At the EALA, he was elected Vice Chairperson of the Kenyan delegation.[8]