Zakayo Cheruiyot is a Kenyan politician who was born in 1954 at Kapsogut village in Bureti Constituency, Kericho County.
Cheruiyot's political career began after his early retirement from public administration following the triumphant entry of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) regime led by former President Mwai Kibaki (2003-2013).
His success was to a large extent, attributed to the development record and issues management as an opinion leader in the area during his reign as a career administrator.
Serving as the area MP from 2007 to 2013, Cheruiyot utilized the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations to further his development-oriented record occasioning his re-election in 2013.
His “Amani na Kazi” slogan bore fruits that saw improvement in his constituents' education and economic welfare, spurring infrastructural development and fostering peaceful coexistence.
[1] He was re-elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Kenya under the new constitution for the Kuresoi South constituency in Nakuru County with the new United Republican Party (URP).
Passion and Development Record The social-economic transformative power inherent in education is a realization that was deeply inculcated in Cheruiyot's mind at an early age.
The reading has not only enriched his knowledge base but also sharpened his administrative acumen and widened his worldview on various critical social issues.
This initiative has substantially contributed to enhanced access to affordable education opportunities in Kuresoi South Constituency.
The importance of a healthy populace in fostering national development has not escaped his attention: under his watch, the health sector at the constituency level has been fundamentally transformed.
The former Kuresoi South legislator also advocated the lifting of land caveat imposed in the late 90s in parts of the Constituency so that the owners could have clean titles and transact business easily.
As a charismatic leader, Cheruiyot is an ardent supporter of inter-ethnic peaceful coexistence in the region that is home to various ethnic communities.
He started an Annual Peace Marathon in 2011 that demonstrated his steadfast commitment to national cohesion and integration initiatives.