Patrick Simiyu Khaemba profile

juma chrispinus 08:08 - 30 June 2017

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He is affiliated to Ford Kenya party, a member party of the National Super Alliance.

He heads a county whose capital is Kitale, an agricultural town in northern rift valley Kenya situated between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills.

Biography

Name: Patrick Khaemba

DOB, Hometown: 14th Dec 1955, Bungoma, Kenya

Status: Married

Education

Masters degree in Public Management

Professional Career

He has previously served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock Development before taking up a position with the United Nations.

He has also served as the Head the African Development Bank in Uganda.

Political career

His agenda for Trans Nzoia County is to establish good economic systems that will ensure every financial budget is accounted for at the lapse of every financial year and to tackle insecurity in the area.

Controversies

Mr Khaemba vehemently opposed the plans to transform Kitale Technical Training Institute to a university, saying students undertaking technical courses will be locked out.

A Senate committee grilled Governor Patrick Khaemba over a Sh242 million query raised by the Auditor General’s office. over alleged breach of public procurement and financial laws in awarding a Sh73 million contract.