Adhu Awiti
Kenyan politician
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Peter Adhu Awiti (died 15 July 2014) was a Kenyan politician who served as a member of the National Assembly for Karachuonyo Constituency from 1997 until 2007.
Peter Adhu Awiti | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly for Karachuonyo Constituency | |
| In office 1997–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Phoebe Asiyo |
| Succeeded by | James Kwanya Rege |
| Minister for Planning | |
| In office 2001–2002 | |
| President | Daniel arap Moi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Kisumu, Kenya |
| Party | National Development Party (NDP) National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) |
| Profession | Politician |
Known for | Serving as Minister for Planning (2001–2002) |
Career
He also served in former President Daniel arap Moi's final government cabinet as Minister for Planning from 2001 until 2002.[1]
Awiti was first elected to Parliament for Karachuonyo in 1997 as a candidate for the National Development Party (NDP), defeating incumbent MP Phoebe Asiyo in the 1997 election.[1]
In 2001, Awiti was appointed Minister for Planning following the merger of President Daniel arap Moi's Kenya African National Union (KANU) with Raila Odinga's National Development Party.[1][2][3] However, Awiti and several other ministers resigned from the cabinet in 2002 after Odinga's supporters public disagreed with Moi over his choice of a candidate in the 2002 general election.[1]
Awiti won re-election to the National Assembly in 2002, this time as a candidate for the National Rainbow Coalition.[1] Five years later, Awiti lost his seat in 2007 election to James Kwanya Rege.[1]
