James Ongwae was born in Mwamonari Location, Marani District, Kitutu Chache North Constituency, Kisii County in 1952.
He is currently serving his second term as Kisii governor.
he was elected in 2013 and re-elected in the last elections.
He is an alumnus of Kisii high school one of the most successful secondary school in Kisii and even countrywide.
Ongwae holds a postgraduate Diploma in Management and Administration from East and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI).
The Governor did his Master's degree in Public Policy and Administration from the Institute of Social Studies which is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
During the 2012 presidential campaigns, Ongwae worked for the then Prime Minister Raila Odinga as a Chief Campaign Manager.
H.E. Governor James Ongwae is the first Governor of Kisii county after he won the the gubernatorial race with a landslide in 2013.
He unsuccessfully vied for the Kitutu Chache parliamentary seat.
He will be remembered for being the first Kisii Governor.
In 2017, he wass sworn in twice as the governor of Kisii County.
This is because in the first oath he never carried a Bible.
This caused uproar among the residents who attended the event.
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