Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula is a Kenyan lawyer and politician serving as a member of parliament representing Westlands Constituency. He was first elected as a councillor for the defunct Nairobi City Council in 2007 election, before being elected Westlands MP during 2013 elections and defended his seat in the 2017 and 2022 general elections held on 8 August 2017 and 9 August 2022 respectively. He is a half-brother to Moses Wetangula, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya and former senator for Bungoma County. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement.[1]
Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula | |
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| 9th Member of the Kenyan Parliament for Westlands Constituency | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Gumo |
| Constituency | Westlands Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula 1963 Mukhweya, Nalondo, Bungoma County, Kenya |
| Political party | ODM Azimio La Umoja |
| Other political affiliations | NASA (before 2022) |
| Spouse | Electina Naswa |
| Relations | Moses Wetangula (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Nairobi |
| Alma mater | Punjab University University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | www www |
| Nickname | Tim |
Wetangula founded the Kenya Paraplegic Organisation.[1] He is in the Azimio la Umoja coalition movement that lost in the 2022 general elections.
Family and background
editWanyonyi, the seventh-born in his family, was brought up in Mukhweya village, Nalondo, Bungoma County. His father, Mzee Dominic Wetang'ula, is a retired teacher and a polygamist. They were brought up in abject poverty, a matter that forced Wanyonyi to repeat classes severally as he sacrificed for his other siblings to also achieve education.
His elder brother, Moses Wetangula, is the current speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, and party leader of the Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – Kenya. His other siblings include Fred Wetangula who is a Nairobi-based businessman, the Late Tony Wetangula, and a younger sister, Emmeryncian Waswa.
Timothy Wetangula is married to Electina Naswa and they are blessed with three children, a son and twin girls Paulyne and Sophia.
References
edit- ^ a b "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula". Popit. mySociety.org. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.