Norman Nyagah is son of Jeremiah Nyagah

Jeremiah Nyagah

The most Honorable Doctor Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah E.G.H. was elected a member of the pre-independence Legislative Council to represent the present-day Embu, Mbeere, Kirinyaga and Nyeri districts in 1958...

 and member of Kenyan parliament

National Assembly of Kenya

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. He was also the chief whip

Chief Whip

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 in parliament and he has represented Gachoka Constituency

Gachoka Constituency

Gachoka Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of two constituencies of Mbeere District. It has seven wards, all of which elect councillors for the Mbeere County Council. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections....

 (1997-2002) and formerly Kamukunji Constituency

Kamukunji Constituency

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 (2002-2007 ) for the National Rainbow Coalition

National Rainbow Coalition

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 (NARC) party. During the norminations of PNU

Party of National Unity (Kenya)

Party of National Unity was founded as a political coalition of parties in Kenya. On September 16, 2007, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced the party formation and said that he would run as its presidential candidate in the December 2007 Kenyan elections...

 for the elections of 2007, Mr Nyagah lost to Simon Mbugua nominations and defected to a small party headed by Kalembe Ndile called T.I.P The Independent Party of Kenya