Hon. Prof. Peter Anyang' Nyong

Minister for Medical Services
Ministry of Medical
Services, Kenya

Minister - Hon. Prof. Peter Anyang' Nyong' is the Minister for Medical Services. Was previously the Minister for Planning & National Development.

Nyong'o completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda's Makerere University, where he was awarded a 1st Class Honours degree. He thereafter proceeded for his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Chicago, USA. Having attained his Masters and PhD by 1977.

Nyong'o took teaching assignments at the University of Nairobi and in Mexico and Addis Ababa where he served until 1987, before taking up the position of Head of Programs at the Amrican Academy of Sciences.

He is the Member of Parliament for Kisumu Rural constituency having been elected on a NARC ticket in the December 2002.

His political career dates back to 1992 when he was first elected to parliament. He served as a nominated MP from 1998 to 2002.

The Minister, who actively agitated for Kenya's second liberation during the previous KANU regime, holds dearly the place of democracy in government. For his contribution to scholarship and democratization, Nyong'o received a German-American Award in 1995.

Nyong'o has championed the government's poverty eradication campaign and has been in the forefront of efforts to uplift living standards of Kenyans.