Billow Kerrow (born 1958 in Rhamu) [1] is a Kenyan politician from Mandera County. He served as a Member of Parliament for Mandera Central Constituency from 2002 to 2007 and as the first senator from Mandera County from 2013 to 2017. Kerrow also served as KANU's shadow finance minister in the ninth parliament, [2] and as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget in the Senate. [3] In February 2016, Kerrow replaced Senator Kipchumba Murkomen as a member of the Pan-African Parliament. [4] In 2017, Billow Kerrow decided to retire from politics after 15 years saying it is "an appropriate time to re-evaluate and move on". [5]
References
- ^ "Billow Kerrow's Bio". billowkerrow.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Former MPs seek to join commission". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "25.02.2016 - Message from the Senate regarding the approval of Sen. Billow Kerrow, MP as a Member of the Pan-African Parliament | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Mandera's Billow Kerrow bows out of politics after 15 years". The Star. Retrieved 2020-05-29.