Minister for Roads Kipkalya Kones of Kenya
For the 2002 elections, Kones switched his affiliation to Ford-People, but lost the seat to Nick Salat, son of former MP Isaac Kipkorir Salat who represented KANU, the party Kones had recently left.
Kones was appointed as Minister of Roads in the grand coalition Cabinet, which was named on 13 April 2008 and included both the ODM and the Party of National Unity (PNU); the Cabinet was sworn in on 17 April.
KONES was a GOOD MAN for anyone who had the privilege of meeting the man.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga recalled moments with Roads Minister Kipkalya Kones during the World Economic Forum in South Africa a few days ago.
Picture by Moses Omusula Raila, who was speaking when he visited the late ministers Nairobi home in Langata, said he and Kones met South African President Thabo Mbeki during the trip.
He added that Kones took his time while in South Africa to convince investors in infrastructural development to put their money in Kenya.
Nairobi Roads Minister Kipkalya Kones was on Saturday given a hero's send-off at an emotional funeral ceremony attended by thousands of people.
Mr Kones was buried at his Kapasuro village home in Bomet district.
President Kibaki said Mr Kones was a dedicated leader who served well in the positions that he held.
A Kenyan cabinet minister and an assistant minister have been killed along with two other people after their small plane crashed in southwestern Kenya, according to Mwai Kibaki, the country's president.
Kipkalya was a mighty pillar and champion of his peopleHe was selfless, almost to a fault in his generosityHe gave without grumbling, he gave from his heart And From their hearts, people loved himHis selflessness will live in our hearts and minds forever- Kipkalya Kones has passed-on a LEGEND.
Kones was an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Member of Parliament while Laboso -- a first-time legislator -- represented Sotik on an ODM ticket.
Kipkalya Kones was a five-term member of parliament and was first elected in 1988 A Kenyan cabinet minister and an assistant minister have been killed along with two other people after their small plane crashed in southwestern Kenya, according to Mwai Kibaki, the country's president.
Kones was a five-term member of parliament and was first elected in 1988, after a career as a teacher and manager at a produce firm.
When Kenya's minister of state in the president's office Kipkalya Kones and finance minister Musalia Mudavadi attended the World Bank consultative group on Kenya in Paris (March 21 and 22, ION N° 712), Kones was probably not surprised to hear European Union delegates present suggestions for political reforms which they had received during a Nairobi meeting a few weeks earlier (ION N° 710.
Kones was also the Member of Parliament for Bomet Constituency, while Laboso was first-time MP for neighboring Sotik in the Rift Valley Province.
Kipkalya Kones has passed-on a LEGEND.
The only solution is to force the PM to order for investigations and tell the people why Mbai, Were, David, Lorna and Kones had to die.
Kones was a five-term lawmaker whose appointment to the Cabinet was part of a power-sharing deal between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Roads minister Kipkalya Kones has said that the exercise will continue and will only end when all structures that are on the land earmarked for the by-passes are brought down.
Kones was appointed to the cabinet as part of a power-sharing deal after disputed elections last December.