Charles Keter

Charles Cheruiyot Keter (born 22 November 1969) is a Kenyan politician. He has belonged to the United Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (UDA) since 2022.

Honourable
Charles Cheruiyot Keter
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz meets Energy Minister Charles Keter in Nairobi, Kenya on 27 October 2016.
3rd Cabinet Secretary for Devolution
In office
2021–2022
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byEugene Wamalwa
18th Cabinet Secretary for Energy & Petroleum
In office
2015–2021
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byKiraitu Murungi
Succeeded byMonica Juma
2nd Senator
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byJames K Arap Soi
Succeeded byAaron Cheruiyot
ConstituencyKericho County
8th Member of the Kenyan Parliament
In office
2002–2013
Preceded byCharles D. K. arap Kirui
Succeeded byErick Mlimani Keter
ConstituencyBelgut
Personal details
Born
Charles Cheruiyot Keter

(1969-11-22) 22 November 1969
Kericho, Kenya.
CitizenshipKenya
Political partyUDA
Other political
affiliations
  • KANU (before 2005)
  • ODM (2005–2012)
  • URP (2012–2016)
  • JP (2016–2022)
SpouseWinnie Keter
Children3
Residences
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.charlesketer.com

Career

From 1993 to 1994, Keter worked as a systems analyst at Telkom Kenya. He performed well and was then promoted to a position of assistant manager of the anti-fraud section.

Keter began his political career in 2002 when he contested for a parliamentary seat and won to represent the people of Belgut Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya.

Keter joined the Orange Democratic Movement in 2007 and was elected for the second time as MP for Belgut in the National Assembly in the December 2007 parliamentary election.[1] From 2008 to 2013, he was Assistant Minister of Energy in addition to representing his people in Parliament.

In 2013 he ran for the senatorial seat for Kericho County on a URP ticket under the Jubilee Coalition led by Uhuru Kenyatta. Keter won to become the second senator for Kericho County in 2013 since the independence of Kenya, a position that he held till he was named the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum under Kenyatta. In 2015 he became Kenya's energy minister (Cabinet Secretary for Energy & Petroleum). He was moved to the Ministry of Devolution in 2021 in a reshuffle. He resigned in February 2022 to venture into elective politics in his Rift Valley's backyard.

Personal life

Charles Keter is married to Winnie Keter and they have children. Their younger daughter Daisy graduated with a master's degree in Commercial and Corporate Law LL.M from the Queen Mary University.

References
  1. Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.


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