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James Opiyo Wandayi

Politician

James Opiyo Wandayi is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	James Opiyo Wandayi				[sources]
Other name	Opiyo Wandayi				[sources]
Birth date	1972-06-22				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Kenya				[sources]
Country	Kenya				[sources]
Citizenship	Kenya				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	jwandayi@gmail.com				[sources]
First name	James				[sources]
Title	The Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q47495169				[sources]
Position	Cabinet Secretary for Energy & Petroleum · Member of the National Assembly · Member of the National Assembly (2017-) · National Assembly (member, 2013-)				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.go.ke · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Kenyan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2017-08-31	2022-08-09

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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US CIA World Leaders11,021

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-b17b4111-8424-4175-a436-744117d214c7 · us-cia-kenya-james-opiyo-wandayi-cabinet-secretary-for-energy-petroleum

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