38 Facts About Henry Kosgey

Henry Kiprono Kosgey is a Kenyan politician who was a member of parliament for Tinderet Constituency and was a Minister for Industrialization.

Henry Kosgey was the Chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement ;The longest serving Mp for Tinderet who is a renowned large scale owner of tea farms.

Henry Kiprono Kosgey was born on 14 July 1947 to Kipkosgey arap Moita and Martha Moek.

Henry Kosgey was raised in Nandi, Rift Valley Province where the family first lived in village called Kipkabos before later moving and settling in another village in Nandi called Lelwak.

Henry Kosgey attended Lelwak Primary and later Kilibwoni Primary for his primary school education.

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Henry Kosgey then went to Strathmore College in Nairobi for his "A" Levels.

Henry Kosgey then studied at the University of Nairobi where he graduated with a degree in Chemistry.

Henry Kosgey later won a scholarship to attend Ballarat University in Australia, where he studied and obtained a postgraduate degree.

Henry Kosgey has been in Kenyan politics for more than 30 years serving both in Parliament and the Cabinet.

Henry Kosgey was first elected as MP of Tinderet Constituency in Rift Valley Province in 1979 under Daniel Arap Moi's Kenya African National Union party.

Henry Kosgey won the seat in a hotly contested election where he defeated veteran vocal politician, Jean-Marie Seroney.

Henry Kosgey subsequently won re-election to Parliament on five occasions.

Henry Kosgey is the second longest-serving Member of Parliament after current President Mwai Kibaki.

Henry Kosgey therefore stood on a KANU ticket and was overwhelmingly re-elected to Parliament by the people of Tinderet.

The early 1980s was a period of rapid growth for Kenya's economy and as Minister, Henry Kosgey was in charge of supervising the constructions of numerous roads; the setting up of Kenya Airways, Kenya Railways, Kenya Ports Authority following the disintegration of the East African Community.

Henry Kosgey worked to modernise the telecommunications sector, making changes to what was then known as the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation.

At the time there were numerous last minute preparations that needed to be done and Henry Kosgey was given the responsibility of putting things in place.

Henry Kosgey was accused of having been involved in the scandal.

Henry Kosgey denied the allegations claiming that the contract was awarded to Berg before he was moved to the ministry.

In 1990 Henry Kosgey was appointed Chairman of the Kenya National Assurance Company.

Henry Kosgey served in this position until 1992 when he resigned to contest that year's elections.

Critics accused Henry Kosgey of having mismanaged the company during the period when he was chairman.

Henry Kosgey however maintains that he only headed the company for 2 years and that it collapsed 4 years after he left office.

Henry Kosgey therefore had the difficult task of restoring confidence in the tourism industry while managing and improving Kenya's image abroad.

Henry Kosgey spent most of this period negotiating with teachers who were pushing for salary increases.

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Henry Kosgey decided to step aside in January 2011 to face charges of abuse of office relating to the importation of vehicles older than 8 years.

On 4 January 2011 Henry Kosgey was arrested and charged in court over allegations that he authorised the importation of 113 vehicles that were older than 8 years.

Henry Kosgey is accused of having exempted 113 vehicles from this rule without obtaining advice from the National Standards Council and without satisfying himself that it is in the national interests to give these exemptions, and by so doing abusing his office.

Henry Kosgey's defence argued that the requirement to obtain advice is not mandatory.

Henry Kosgey's defence have argued that the issuance of the exemptions did not result in any loss of revenue for the government, if anything the government collected taxes for each of the 113 vehicles that had been exempted from the 8-year rule.

Henry Kosgey termed the case as a gross abuse of the judicial system and an error in law.

On 15 December 2010, the Prosecutor announced that Henry Kosgey was one of six Kenyans he had applied to the court for summons to be issued alleging crimes against humanity.

The Prosecutor alleged that Henry Kosgey was a "principal planner and organiser of crimes against PNU supporters".

Henry Kosgey appeared voluntarily before the court on 7 April 2011.

Henry Kosgey's lawyers presented his defence during the hearings and denied that Henry Kosgey was a member of any illicit network, if indeed such a network existed.

Henry Kosgey's defence argued that the fact that the statement of witness 6 was not corroborated by any other source or any real material evidence means that it is unreliable.

Henry Kosgey's defence complained that the Prosecution failed to carry out proper investigations in Kenya, noting that at no point did they interview or request to meet with Henry Kosgey himself or even inform him that he was a suspect.

On 23 January 2012 the International Criminal Court pre-trial chamber II declined to confirm any of the charges against Henry Kosgey, citing insufficient prosecution evidence to sustain a full trial.