Farah Maalim Mohamed is a renowned ethnic Somali

Somali people

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 politician with almost two decades of experience on the Kenyan political scene. He is the current Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

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Biography

Maalim belongs to the Awlyahan sub-clan of the Ogaden

Ogaden (clan)

The Ogaden is a Somali clan, and one of the largest Darod subclans.-Overview:Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia , the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia...

 Darod

Darod

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 Somali clan

Somali clan

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. He was educated at Maseno School

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. He is a member of the Orange Democratic Movement

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 political party in Kenya

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, and was elected to represent the Lagdera Constituency

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 in the National Assembly of Kenya

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 since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007

Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007

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. This is his second stint in the Kenyan Parliament, his first being the 7th Kenyan Parliament.