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Hon. John Walter Owino (born 23 July 1974) is a Kenyan politician and member of theNational Assembly forAwendo Constituency. He is a member of theOrange Democratic Movement.[1]
Mr. Owino did his early childhood education atOmbasa Primary School inMigori County, where he proceeded to do his high school education atOlare Secondary School inHomabay County. Unfortunately he had to stop his secondary education due to school fees constraints at that time.
Owino then later enrolled for hisO levels withCambridge Education Institute as a private candidate. This opened avenues for him to continue his studies atJusnet Business Institute to pursue a Diploma in Business Management and Administration.
He later joinedDaystar University for a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management course.
He then joinedCavendish University inUganda to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies.
In his early life he worked for Securicor (K) Ltd (nowG4S) in the Operations and Human Resource Department. He was later employed as the marketing manager forSkyhawk Security Services Ltd. He then startedGillys Security and Investigation Services Ltd as the sole proprietor alongside other businesses.
Mr Owino started participating in active party politics and worked closely with senior politicians from Migori County in 2007.
In 2013 he tried his luck for the position of Member of Parliament forAwendo for the first time and was successful by a large margin.
On 31 August 2017, he was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Awendo Constituency.
He was appointed to the Energy committee and the Members Facility and Services committee in his first tenure of the 12th Parliament.
John Walter Owino is a family man, married with children.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODM | John Walter Owino | 20,959 | 50.8 | |
| Independent | Jared Odhiambo Opiyo | 17,580 | 28.1 | |
| Independent | Enos Ouma Nyawata | 8,271 | 20.0 | |
| FORD-K | Joseph Owuor Otieno | 177 | 0.4 | |
| Independent | Micah Omondi Otieno | 161 | 0.4 | |
| Independent | Augustine Neto Alata | 109 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 9,376 | 22.7 | ||
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