Sally Kosgei

Sally Kosgey is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Aldai Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.

She was educated at Alliance Girls High School,[1]. Sally Kosgei obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1974. She received her M.A. in 1975 and her Ph.D. in 1980, both from Stanford University in the United States.

She became the minister for higher education in the coalition government which came about in 2008 after the post election violence. However, in April 2010, she swapped jobs with Agriculture Minister William Ruto.[2][3]

In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited her name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.[4]

References
  1. "Alliance Girls High School: Historical Perspectives". Alliancegirlshigh.com. 1948-02-28. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya.She was mentioned in Paradise papers exposé Accessed June 19, 2008.
  3. "Ruto moved in cabinet reshuffle". The Standard. April 21, 2010.
  4. "Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers - ICIJ". ICIJ. Retrieved 2017-12-06.


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