James Aggrey Bob Orengo is a Kenyan lawyer, human rights activist, and politician who is the current governor for Siaya County. He is also one of the few Kenyan lawyers who have attained the professional grade of Senior counsel in the legal field, a title that he earned during the Kibaki administration. Orengo was elected as an MP for the Ugenya Constituency on a KANU ticket in a by-election in 1980, making him the youngest MP in Kenya at the time, at age 29. He was elected as a member of parliament for Ugenya constituency in 1992 and served up to 1997, re-elected in 1997, and served until 2002. In 2002, he vied for the presidency and lost. In 2005, he joined the Orange Democratic Movement party, teaming up with Raila Odinga after a significant standoff between the two following a fallout from 2002. In 2007, he vied for the position of Ugenya MP, which he won, enabling him to serve in that capacity until 2013. He was appointed as a Minister of Lands from 2008 to 2013. He was elected and served in the Senate of Kenya from 2013 to 2017 as senator for Siaya County. In 2022 he vied for the governor of Siaya County and won. He holds the gubernatorial seat to date. He is still governor.

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