Hon Nixon Korir

Nixon Korir is a Kenyan politician and is currently the nominated principal secretary for State Department for Lands and Physical Planning in Kenya.[1] .[2][3][4]

His role as the Secretary Youth Affairs involved oversight of youth-related functions of the Government of Kenya including the Uwezo Fund,[5] Youth Enterprise Development Fund, the National Youth Service and the Kenya National Volunteers Programme.

He graduated from Moi High School Kabarak in 2004 and enrolled in the University of Nairobi (UON) in 2006.[6] He later qualified as a lawyer, having graduated from UON in December 2011.

Student Leadership

In 2007, while an undergraduate, Korir served as a Congressman at the University of Nairobi and in 2008, he became the School of Law President. In 2009, he became Secretary General of the Students' Organization of Nairobi University (SONU).[6] He was also active in the 2010 referendum as a national youth leader of the NO camp led by William Ruto. (The NO camp was defeated by the YES camp of Prime Minister Raila Odinga.)

Impact on Youth Affairs

Korir has been instrumental in the formulation and the implementation of the Kenya National Volunteer Programme. Under his leadership as the Chair of the Kenya Graduate Volunteer programme, three key objectives have been set: to promote national cohesion, to create job opportunities for 30,000 unemployed youths, and to improve learning in public primary schools.[7]

The volunteer programme seeks to promote national cohesion by ensuring that graduates are posted to counties far from their home. The volunteers are also boarded by host families so that graduates can experience different cultures and religions.[8]

Personal life

Korir is married to Berryl Zoraima. They have three children together 2 daughters and a son.

Political career

After graduating from the UON, he got employed by H.E. Hon. William Ruto to serve as his first personal assistant while Ruto was the MP for Eldoret North Constituency. Korir is the former Member of Parliament for Langata Constituency[9] a position that he lost to Felix Odiwour aka "Jalas" .[10][11][12] He made history as the first Kalenjin to be elected as a Member of Parliament in Nairobi particularly in an area that was dominated by leadership from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. He is also the former Secretary Youth Affairs under the executive office of the President.[13][14] He was also the founding Chairman of the United Republican Party, and remains a member.[15] Korir also served as the Executive Director of the United Republican Party (URP) secretariat.[16]

On the 4th March 2013, Korir stood for the Langata national assembly seat on an URP ticket with 17,740 votes, finishing at a distance second after Joash Olum of ODM who had 25,394 votes.[17]

See also

  • Kenya National Assembly elections in Nairobi, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Metropol TV". 2 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pulse Live". 2 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nation". 2 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Mungai, Allan. "Big gamble for President William Ruto in PSs choices". The Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Uwezo Fund
  6. 1 2 Nairobi region myaspirantmyleader.com
  7. ↑ "Volunteer". Archived from the original on 4 October 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "15,000 primary schools to benefit from youth volunteer programme". www.kicd.ac.ke. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hon. Korir, Generali Nixon Kiprotich | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "KTN News". YouTube.
  11. ↑ Mahugu, Jacqueline. "Lang'ata MP Nixon Korir concedes defeat before final tally". The Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lang'ata MP Korir concedes defeat, congratulates Jalang'o". The Star. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nixon Kiprotich Korir". deputypresident.go.ke. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Youth Can Now Realise Dreams, All They Need Is To Set Priorities Right | The Star". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.
  15. ↑ URP starts registration the-star.co.ke
  16. ↑ "Young men and women who have made a difference - ZuQka - nation.co.ke". www.nation.co.ke. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "IEBC - election". www.iebc.or.ke. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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