Joseph Ole Lenku

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joseph Ole Lenku
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1970(1970-10-20)
Age	54
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Loitokitok
Horoscope	Libra

Joseph Ole Lenku Biography

Joseph Ole Lenku is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 20, 1970 in Loitokitok, Kenya. Ole Lenku was born on 20 October 1970 at Lenkisim sub-location Entonet location within the Loitokitok Division of Kajiado County. He grew up like the other Maasai boys in the rural areas, grazing sheep and goats, completing for errands, and participating in the essential rituals, ceremonies along with rites to pass conformity with Maasai tradition. He was the son of Lenku Ole Mpaa Kapei was the chief of senior rank within Kajiado South. A revered leader of the Iterito age group of the Maasai He is believed to be one of the most wealthy Maasai leaders, with more than 2,000 head of cattle as well as a substantial family. His mother was Sentema Lenku was also from the bloodline of a prominent Maasai family. Keton Ole Soipei Lenku’s maternal grandpa was the second in line to the management of the Iterito age group, having lost the position of leader to Kapei. His father’s side, Joseph Ole Lenku recalls that “Perhaps the only person who was wealthier than Ole Kapei in the region was Stanley Oloitiptip.” (The Former Cabinet Minister, and highly regarded Maasai political kingpin who passed away on January 22, 1985). His dual pedigree puts Ole Lenku on the top shelf of Maasai leadership. He is also considered to be the upcoming leader to take over the throne from William Ole Ntimama as the community’s representative.

Ole Lenku started his career in the management of corporate sectors right after he graduated at Kenya Utalii College. Kenya Utalii College. The year 1996 saw him join highly regarded Serena Hotels, a chain of luxurious hotels, lodges for safaris, and hotels operating across Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Mozambique) as well as across Southern Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan). He was appointed Assistant Lodge Manager for Lake Manyara Serena Lodge in Tanzania which he held for two years.

After his unsuccessful debut into elective politics in 2003, Ole Lenku ventured into business and farming, and partly because of his cultural status as a leader in the Maasai community, he has kept a relatively large herd of cattle, estimated at 600 animals. He is married to Edna Chelangat Lenku, with whom he has four children.

In 2003, following the death of Kajiado South Member of Parliament Geoffrey Mepukori Parpai, Ole Lenku vied for the seat on the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) ticket, but lost the nomination to Katoo Ole Metito. After the by- election, Ole Lenku resumed his corporate management career in the hospitality and tourism industry. In 2004, he was appointed General Manager of the David Livingstone Safari Resort, a five-star lodge in the Maasai Mara He served in this capacity until 2005 when he left the corporate sector and joined public service.

After finishing high secondary school Ole Lenku was admitted to pursue studies in Kenyatta University. He then went to Kenya Utalii College. Kenya Utalii College where he earned a diploma for Hotel Management at the age of the year 1995. Then, he enrolled at Kenya’s University of Nairobi where he graduated in 2006 with an undergraduate degree in Marketing as well as an MBA in Administration in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Administration. He also obtained a certificate on the field of Project Management at the Greece Ote Academy and a certificate in Corporate Governance (Centre for Corporate Governance) and has also been to numerous seminars and conferences about governance of corporations and public service as well as security management.

Joseph Ole Lenku Net Worth

Joseph Ole Lenku is one of the richest Politician from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph Ole Lenku 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Joseph Jama Ole Lenku (born 20 October 1970) is a Kenyan politician currently serving as the Governor II of Kajiado County after emerging triumphant in the Kenyan General Elections held on 8th August 2017. Lenku was the Cabinet Secretary of the Interior and Coordination of National Government from 2013 until 2014.

As of 1979, Ole Lenku was enrolled in the Lenkisim Primary School. Due to the rough and fall in Kajiado, Ole Lenku had be transferred to three elementary schools, which included Ilbisel Elementary School (1980-1981), Nkama Primary School (1982-1983) and D.E.B. Loitokitok (1984-1986) In each of these schools, Ole Lenku performed well on exams for his Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) examinations. After 1987, Ole Lenku proceeded to the Nakuru High School, where he earned the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in the year 1990.

In 1998, Ole Lenku was moved to the Serengeti Serena, still in Tanzania. He developed training standards for the food and beverage departments for which he got commendation from the top leadership of Serena Hotels. He returned to Kenya in 1999, joining the Kilaguni Serena Lodge as a Lodge Manager. A year later, he was promoted to General Manager. He served in this corporate management position until 2003 when he joined the elective politics of Kajiado South.

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Who is Joseph Ole Lenku Dating?

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The initiative, modelled on the Tanzanian “nyumba kumi” structure, has reported success in formerly insecure areas like Kirinyaga East in central Kenya, but not in places like Lamu at the Coast where gangs have continued to terrorise communities. On 20 November 2013, Ole Lenku was forced to robustly defend the initiative from criticism by the opposition, which termed it unconstitutional.

Facts & Trivia

Joseph Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Joseph Ole Lenku celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Ole Lenku as Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government on 23 May 2013, becoming the third minister in the security docket to come from Kajiado County, after George Saitoti and Katoo Ole Metito. Like many of his predecessors in the security department, such as John Michuki, Saitoti and Ole Metito, Ole Lenku did not have a background or training in security prior to his appointment. Critics, mainly in opposition, cited his training in hotel management and lack of prior background in security matters to demand for his sacking.