Kibaki-era minister and ex-Kilgoris MP Gideon Konchellah is dead

Former Kibaki-era Immigration Minister and ex-Kilgoris MP Gideon Sitelu Konchellah has died while undergoing treatment after serving in Parliament and Cabinet between 2003 and 2022...

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Former Kibaki-era cabinet minister and longtime Kilgoris MP Gideon Sitelu Konchellah has passed away while receiving treatment in Nairobi.

Gideon Sitelu Konchellah served as the Member of Parliament for Kilgoris from 2003 to 2022.
He held the position of Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons under former President Mwai Kibaki from 2006 to 2007.
During his tenure as minister, he was instrumental in the enactment of the significant Refugee Act of 2006.