Charles Keter
Senator | |
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In office 2013–2015 | |
Preceded by | James K Arap Soi |
Succeeded by | Aaron Cheruiyot |
Constituency | Kericho County |
8th Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
In office 2002–2013 | |
Preceded by | Charles D. K. arap Kirui |
Succeeded by | Erick Mlimani Keter |
Constituency | Belgut |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Cheruiyot Keter 22 November 1969 Kericho, Kenya. |
Citizenship | Kenya |
Political party | UDA |
Other political affiliations | |
Spouse | Winnie Keter |
Children | 3 |
Residences | |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | www |
Charles Cheruiyot Keter (born 22 November 1969) is a Kenyan politician. He has belonged to the United Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (UDA) since 2022.
Career
From 1993 to 1994, Keter worked as a systems analyst at Telkom Kenya. He performed well and was then promoted to a position of assistant manager of the anti-fraud section.
Keter began his political career in 2002 when he contested for a parliamentary seat and won to represent the people of
National Assembly of Kenya
.
Keter joined the
Energy
in addition to representing his people in Parliament.
In 2013 he ran for the senatorial seat for
Cabinet Secretary
for Energy and Petroleum under Kenyatta. In 2015 he became Kenya's energy minister (Cabinet Secretary for Energy & Petroleum). He was moved to the Ministry of Devolution in 2021 in a reshuffle. He resigned in February 2022 to venture into elective politics in his Rift Valley's backyard.
Personal life
Charles Keter is married to Winnie Keter and they have children. Their younger daughter Daisy graduated with a master's degree in Commercial and Corporate Law
Queen Mary University. [1]
References
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.