Sally Kosgey is a Kenya

Kenya

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n politician. She belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement

Orange Democratic Movement

Orange Democratic Movement refers to a political party in Kenya, which is the successor of a former grassroots people's movement which was formed in the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. The erstwhile single party which separated in August 2007 into two...

 and was elected to represent the Aldai Constituency

Aldai Constituency

Aldai Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies of Nandi District. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors for the Nandi South County Council....

 in the National Assembly of Kenya

National Assembly of Kenya

The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

 in the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007

Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007

Parliamentary elections in Kenya were held as part of the Kenyan general election on December 27, 2007; presidential elections were held on the same date....

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She was educated at Alliance Girls High School

Alliance Girls High School

Alliance Girls' High School is a national girls school with boarding facilities located in the small town of Kikuyu in the Kiambu District of the Central Province of Kenya, 20 km away from the central Nairobi...

, and received her A.M.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in 1975 and her Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

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 in 1980, both from Stanford University

Stanford University

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 in the United States

United States

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She became the minister for higher education

Higher education

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 in the coalition government

Coalition government

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 which came about in 2008 after the post election violence

2007–2008 Kenyan crisis

The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis refers to a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after incumbent President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's opponent, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic...

. However in April 2010, she swapped jobs with Agriculture Minister

Ministry of Agriculture (Kenya)

-List of Ministers of Agriculture:* Bruce Mackenzie 1963-?* Kipruto Rono Arap Kirwa 2003-2007* William Ruto * Sally Kosgei...

 William Ruto

William Ruto

William Kipchirchir Samoei arap Ruto is a Kenyan politician who was Minister for Higher Education until 19 October 2010 after being suspended for corruption. He is also one of the two deputy party leaders of the Orange Democratic Movement. He had previously served in the Ministry of Agriculture...

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