Joshua Orwa Ojode

Ojode attended Ratanga primary school between 1966-1972 and Maranda School from 1973 to 1976. He acquired a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and International Studies from Ramapo College of New Jersey (1988-1991) after successfully serving as an assistant water bailiff at the ministry of water between 1978-1981. Ojode worked at Nile Investments Central Africa Limited (1983-1986) and PolyPipes Limited (1986-1987) as marketing manager. He occasionally taught at Aquinas High School. ==Political career==

He entered politics in 1994 as a member of parliament for the Ndhiwa Constituency. ==Death==

Ojode died on 10 June 2012 in a police helicopter crash in Kenya. At the time of his death, Orwa Ojode was a Member of Parliament and a business person. He was a defender of the government of Kenya and had a strict stand on matters concerning security. On his watch Operation linda nchi (guard the nation) was launched against Al-Shabab in Somalia. On May 11, 2009, Orwa Ojode had survived a chopper crash with the then Police Commissioner Hussein Ali, RiftValley PC Hassan Noor and several journalists. When Kenya's coalition government was formed in 2008, Ojode was among those who were tipped for ministerial positions. His career derailed when Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement party failed to name him a full minister as had been promised. ==References==