Monday, December 29, 2008

MAJOR SUGOW: FAFI MP 2002-2012

Sugow, Ahmed (Maj. Rtd.)

 

 


 


Date of Birth
Gender
Marital status
Religion
Constituency
Political Party

August 30, 1961
Male
Married
Muslim
Fafi
KANU

 

 

Current Committee Membership / Ministry
Assistant Minister for Public Service

Employment History

Jan 2008 to date: MP Fafi Constituency
2002-2007: MP Fafi Constituency & Asst. Minister Water Services
1981 – 1997 Armed Forces of Kenya Served in various ranks up to rank of Major

Education

1996 US Army Academy FT Huachuka - Arizona Adv. Diploma in Intelligence(Have diploma in aircraft engineering (Kenya and US) and also a higher diploma in intelligence and international security)

1993   International School Sch- UK Dip in International Security

1984 US Army Aviation Army Academy ft. Eustice - Virginia Dip in Aircraft Maintenance / Eng.

1977 – 80 Nairobi School KCE ‘O’ Level

Secondary Education:: Nairobi school, (dropped out due to fees) and joined military as cadet in 1981.

Primary Education: Attended Bura and Garissa primary schools,


Terms/ Period Served Elected :

2002: Elected Member Of Parliament

2007: Elected Member Of Parliament

 

Duties & Responsibilities

 Assistant Minister, Ministry Of State for Public Service (2007)
 Assistant Minister,
Ministry Of Water & Irrigation (2002)


Special interests/ Hobbies: Traveling, Community Service

BRIEF 

Left army and unsuccessfully contested seat in Dujis constituency in 1997, after which he moved to Fafi and won in 2002 with KANU and retained seat in '07 also with KANU

Says introduction of multi-party politics saved area from oppression, which has suffered from a 30 year state of emergency (the constituency as part of the northern frontier district with Lamu and Tana river attempted to secede to Somalia after Kenya got independence leading to the 1964-67 shifta war) he says this ended after the Arusha declaration of 1967 but was followed by the state of emergency which lasted until Moi ended it in 1991

Says he will use CDF to improve infrastructure (Garissa district only has 6km of tarmac road in the town), education (wants to deploy more teachers at Bura secondary, the only secondary school in the constituency and double streams to admit more students in a constituency with approx 130,000 people!) and health.

Says constituency and northern
Kenya require affirmative action and that local politicians should agitate for change and a share of the national cake and fair treatment.