Wilfred Machage

Wilfred Gisuka Machage is a Kenyan politician. Machage was first elected as Member of Parliament to represent the Kuria Constituency in 2002. He has served in several government ministries as an assistant minister and was at one time appointed a cabinet minister for East African Community Affairs ,Bank accounts held at Kenya Commercial Bank,where he was also an ex-officio member of the East African Legislative Assembly. In 2007 he was the Democratic Party candidate and was elected to represent the Kuria Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election.[1] He has also served as Assistant Minister of Home Affairs' Office of Vice President, Office of the President, Health, and Roads.[2] Machage was elected as the first senator of Migori county in 2012 to 2017. He is a businessman with interests in different sectors globally. He was appointed as Ambassador by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta on 27 January 2018. Machage is the current Kenya high commissioner to Nigeria and accredited to 12 other countries in central and west Africa.

Hon. Dr. Wilfred Machage
Member of the Kenyan Senate
In office
28 March 2013 – 2017
ConstituencyMigori County
Member of the Kenyan Parliament
In office
2003–2013
ConstituencyKuria
Personal details
Born (1956-08-10) 10 August 1956
Kenya Colony
NationalityKenyan
Political partyJubilee
ResidenceKuria
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi
ProfessionMedical Doctor
CabinetEast African Community

References
  1. Members of the 10th Parliament. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  2. Kenya: Battling malaria in western region, IRIN, July 13, 2006; retrieved August 23, 2013


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