Kenneth Otiato Marende was born on 7 January 1956 and is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya's 10th Parliament.
13 Facts About Kenneth Marende
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Kenneth Marende was a candidate for Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya's 13th Parliament, but was defeated by former Bungoma senator Moses Wetangula who garnered 215 votes ahead of Kenneth Marende who managed 130.
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Kenneth Marende was born in Mumboha village, Bunyore in the formerly North Nyanza District of former Western Province.
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Kenneth Marende then proceeded to Kakamega High School and sat for his East African Certificate of Education in 1972.
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Kenneth Marende started working as a State Counsel in September 1979 and rose through the ranks to the level of Senior State Counsel.
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Kenneth Marende left the Government service in 1984 to work with Bryson Inamdar and Bowyer Company Advocates where he was admitted into partnership in 1986 until 1988 when he joined Warender and Company Advocates.
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Kenneth Marende has established himself as a leading lawyer in company law, commercial law, banking and financial services, public sector law, corporate transactions, joint ventures, and labour law.
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In 2002, Kenneth Marende joined politics, He was elected to his first term as an MP for Emuhaya Constituency on a NARC party ticket in the 2002 election.
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Kenneth Marende retained his seat in the 2007 election, but his election as Speaker meant that his seat was left vacant, requiring a by-election in his constituency.
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Kenneth Marende was responsible for initiating live broadcasts of the Parliamentary proceedings in the House.
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Kenneth Marende served as the Speaker of the 10th Parliament of Kenya between 2008 and 2013.
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Kenneth Marende has grown-up children with his first wife Dr Lavender.
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Kenneth Marende has other children with Ms Rachel and Ms Jennifer.