Ledama Olekina is a Kenyan politician who serves as the senator for Narok County. Olekina was elected on an Orange Democratic Movement ticket in the 8 August 2017, general elections in Kenya. He was born and raised in Oloombokishi, a small village near Narok, Kenya, on 11 November 1974. As of 2020, he resides in Eor Ekule, Enkanasa Village.[1] Olekina was educated at Narok High School and thereafter proceeded to the United States where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and English Communication from The University of Massachusetts in Boston in 2002.[2] He is the founder of Maasai Education Discovery, an education center for girls.[3] Olekina has been involved in efforts to conserve the Mau Forest in Kenya.
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[edit]- ^ "Ledama Olekina". Mzalendo. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Sen. Olekina Ledama". The Kenyan Parliament Website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Williams, Aleta; Nwankwo, Sharon Mangin (Summer 2005). Chumbler, Christine; Mantey, Patricia (eds.). "Kenyan Girls Benefit from Scholarships" (PDF). USAID in Africa. Africa Bureau Information Center. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.