Musikari Kombo
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Musikari Nazi Kombo in Bungoma District
Bungoma District
Bungoma District is a district in the Western Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Bungoma. It has a population of 876,491 and an area of 2,069 km².The economy of Bungoma district is mainly agricultural, centering on the sugar cane and maize industries...

 is a Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n politician and currently serves as a nominated Member of Parliament. He joined Misikhu
Misikhu
Misikhu is a rural town on the Southern slopes of Mt Elgon, in Western Province of Kenya. Located ten kilometres north of Webuye towards Kitale, Misikhu is both an administrative and commercial town....

 Primary School for his elementary education, then proceeded to Rakwaro Primary School, and finally moving to Mumias
Mumias
Mumias is a town in the Western Province of Kenya. The town has an urban population of 32.965 Mumias is the center of the Mumias Division of the Butere/Mumias District. The town is linked by road to Kakamega , Busia , Bungoma , Butere . The village of Buchinga is located between Mumias and...

 where he completed his primary education. He then joined Nyeri High School
Nyeri High School
Nyeri High School, also known as Nyeri High, is a boys boarding school situated in Nyeri, Kenya near Mathari Consolata Mission Hospital which provides secondary education according to the 8-4-4 Curriculum...

 for his secondary education.

He undertook his undergraduate studies at The University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution goes back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in...

, majoring in Economics.
He previously represented Webuye Constituency
Webuye Constituency
Webuye Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Bungoma District. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections.- Members of Parliament :- Wards :...

, having been first elected into office in 1992. He has also served in the Kenyan
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 Government as The Assistant Minister for Planning, Minister for Regional Development. He took over the Local government Ministry in late 2003. Kombo is currently the Chairman of FORD-Kenya.

Currently, he is the immediate former MP for Webuye having lost the seat Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement
Orange Democratic Movement refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two...

's (ODM) candidate Alfred Sambu
Alfred Sambu
Alfred Wekesa Sambu is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement and was elected to represent the Webuye Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007....

 in the 2007 Kenya General Election
Kenyan general election, 2007
Kenyan general election, 2007 was held on 27 December 2007 . It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections. The previous general election in Kenya was held in 2002.-See also:*Kenyan presidential election, 2007...

.

His Roots

Musikari Kombo hails from the larger Luhya community Bukusu
Bukusu
Bukusu can refer to:*Bukusu people, an indigenous tribe of Kenya*Bukusu language, a Bantu language spoken by the Bukusu people...

 sub tribe Balunda
BaLunda
The Lunda originated in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo along the Kalanyi River and formed the Kingdom of Lunda in the 17th century under their ruler, Mwata Yamvo or Mwaant Yav, with their capital at Musumba...

clan (descendants of Mulunda, believed to have migrated into Congo from East Africa).

He is a Catholic by religion.

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