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Hon.
Christopher Obure
Member of the Kenyan Senate
In office
March 2013 – October 2017
ConstituencyKisii County
Member of the Kenyan Parliament
In office
2008 – 2013
ConstituencyBobasi
Personal details
Born (1943-09-29) 29 September 1943 (age 81)
Bobasi, South Kavirondo, Kenya Colony
Political partyOrange Democratic Movement (since 2007)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Nairobi (BCom)
OccupationPolitician

Christopher Mogere Obure (born 29 September 1943) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Bobasi Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election. He was born in Boigesa Village on 29 September 1943. He worked for Bata Shoe Company and Kenya Breweries Limited (now East Africa Breweries) before joining politics.[1] He was the Minister of Public Works in the Government of National Unity. He was the first Senator of Kisii County.[2] Obure is also well remembered as the first non-Luo player to be recruited in Gor Mahia F.C, and was among the squad which played during the club's inaugural season in 1968 and 1969.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hon. Christopher Mogere Obure, EGH, M.P. (Senator Kisii County) at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 October 2017)
  2. ^ "Chris Obure". Mzalendo. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. ^ Oduo, Bethuel. "They left the game for 'siasa'". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-06-08.