Newton Kulundu

Newton Kulundu (June 30, 1948 – March 7, 2010) was a Kenyan politician. He was the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (2003–2005) and Minister for Labour and Human Resource Development in the Ministry of Labour (2005–2008), and a Member of Parliament in Lurambi Constituency (1997–2007).

Career

After Newton graduated from

Medical Officer of Health in Kisumu, Kwale, Lamu and Kisii Districts. He was involved in the training of technical staff in the ministry's expanded immunisation program activities all over the country, and assisted in the formulation of health policy

under the district focus for rural development program.

He later held a

Daniel Moi declared HIV/Aids a national disaster

.

Dr. Kulundu first entered parliament as the Member of Parliament for Lurambi constituency in 1997 on a Ford-Kenya Ticket. In 2002, he was re-elected to parliament and was initially appointed the minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Wildlife, before being appointed minister for Labour, a position he held till 2008.

Dr. Kulundu will be remembered for his verbal exchange with a foreign diplomat in a public forum (directed against US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger) on 24 October 2007 while launching a report entitled "Trafficking in Persons from a Labour Perspective, the Kenyan experience".^[1]

Death

Newton Kulundu died on March 7, 2010, after battling pancreatic cancer for a short while.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Odera Omolo, Leo (24 October 2007). "Kenyan Minister and the US Ambassador Engaged in Verbal Clashes". jaluo.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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[1] Odera Omolo, Leo (24 October 2007). "Kenyan Minister and the US Ambassador Engaged in Verbal Clashes". jaluo.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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