Elijah Sumbeiywo was a Kenyan politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Keiyo North from 1997 to 2002.[1]
Before joining politics he served under Moi regime as the Presidential Escort Commander.[2]
He also served an Assistant Minister in the Office of the President and Ministry of Planning & National Development and later became Assistant Minister for Agriculture & Rural Development.
Sumbeiywo was enrolled to the Kalenjin Council of Elders in 2009.
He died in 2012 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard). 1996-10-16.
- ^ "How 2 KDF brothers saved stubborn Moi from Kabarak home during 1982 coup". hivisasa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "Elijah Sumbeiywo dies of cancer - Daily Nation".