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== Victor Swanya Ogeto ==

Hometown:	Keroka Country:	Kenya Currently Running For Office: Member of Parliament for Kitutu Masaba Constituency State: Nyamira County District: Manga and Masaba North Political Views:	Moderate Relationship Status:	Married to Janet Ogeto Religious: Views	Christian Gender:	Male

Victor Swanya Ogeto, his wife, Janet Nyanduko and their children are excited to begin this new chapter of public service in their lives. For Mr. Ogeto, being involved is nothing new given that he has served as pastor for over 15 years and at various civic organizations that have sought for his leadership. However, seeking to become a Member of Parliament to represent and serve the 199,136 constituents of Kitutu Masaba will be an honor and a meaningful privilege to give back his people and to a place where he was born. Ogeto is scheduled to announce his bid to run for this position in early December 2012 under the Wiper Democratic Party ticket.

About Me Over the last 25 years, Mr. Ogeto has worked his way from humble beginnings up to running various successful businesses throughout Kenya and regional counties within East Africa Community. Inadvertently, his way up has equally been intertwined with involvement in a range of community projects in various locations within Kitutu Masaba constituency and into other parts of Nyamira County. On many occasions during the last decade, Mr. Ogeto has leveraged his close ties political leadership in the constituency, to draw the Kibaki government into understanding and addressing the challenges facing the community. While we all realize the strive and determination the Kisii community has devoted to succeed, there is an increasing need for credible and genuine leadership coupled with winning strategies that will exploit the economic potential held by constituents throughout Kitutu Masaba Constituency – from farmers to teachers; from professionals to our youth.

The children -- both in primary and secondary schools within Kitutu Masaba deserve continued support from visionary leadership in order to provide the right tools and resources needed for them to excel in their studies. Mr. Ogeto has sought to establish polytechnics and colleges in the constituency to absorb some of the graduate students locally. Currently, Mr. Ogeto is working with churches through the constituency to develop a program that will absorb 3-5-year-old children into nursery school as a way to giving these children an early start with their schooling. In July 2012, Mr. Ogeto was asked to spearhead a youth program within Nyamira County to turn our youth into successful entrepreneurs. If elected, Mr. Ogeto intends to channel some funding from Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to grow this program which in turn will translate into new jobs and new business opportunities within our constituency.

Given that he has worked in an urban setting for most of his adult life, Mr. Ogeto has a unique advantage over his competitors given that he has the ability to fuse his experience and skills sets with our rich organic agricultural produce that need markets outside our constituency. With good reliable roads coupled with good communication, our hardworking farmers from Gesima, Magombo, Manga, Kerema, Gachuba or Rigoma should be able sell their vegetables and dairy produce to buyers in major cities such as Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu or regionally to places such as Arusha, in Tanzania, Entebe in Uganda or Kigali in Rwanda. Our constituency, according to 2010 Census boasts over 104,976 women. The dispensation of Kenya’s new constitution in 2010 affords them unprecedented opportunity to compete more effectively in the defining our economic development. Every woman in our constituency should be rest assured that Mr. Ogeto will stand with them to ensure that their plights are addressed and their efforts are rewarded as their male counterparts.

Ogeto was born in Nyamira County’s Riamisiani Village, Nyamakoroto sub-location in Gesima location. He attended Matutu and Kegogi Primary Schools before proceeding to Omoyo Secondary School in Gesima. Thereafter, Ogeto relocated from Kisii to Nairobi where he got help to land his first job a fabric dyer. Thereafter, he got hired as a marketing and sales person with Diversey East Africa. In 1984, Ogeto left the company to start and operate his own company – Seed Group of Companies Limited as its chief executive. Mr. Ogeto strived to become a seasoned businessman. Besides the wealth of experiences has accumulated, Ogeto has been successful later in his career to advance his education by earning a Bachelors and a Masters in Business from the University of Nairobi. Education Info Grad School: University of Nairobi MBA, Strategic Management Colleges: USIU-Africa Bachelor of Science, International Business Administration University of Nairobi '14 LLB