John Olago Aluoch, a Kenyan lawyer and former Member of Parliament for Kisumu West. He was reappointed as Non-Executive Chairperson of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Board for a further three-year term, effective 9 October 2026. His appointment extends a public service career spanning the legal profession, national politics and oversight of constituency development funding. He joined the NG-CDF Board in October 2023 following his defeat in the 2022 General Election. 

Born on 20 May 1956, Aluoch represented Kisumu Town West from 2007 to 2013, then served as MP for Kisumu West from 2013 to 2022. He first entered Parliament on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket before switching to Ford-Kenya, under which he successfully defended his seat in the 2013 and 2017 elections. During his time in Parliament, he served on several key committees, including the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Public Investments Committee and the Committee on Delegated Legislation. His political career was marked by his willingness to challenge the dominant political establishment in Nyanza. 

Before entering politics, Aluoch established himself in Kenya’s legal profession. He began his career as a Resident Magistrate in 1979, serving in the Judiciary until 1982, when he founded Olago Aluoch & Company Advocates. He subsequently served as Chairperson of the West Kenya Law Society from 1984 to 1994 and as a member of the Law Society of Kenya Council from 1989 to 1999. His legal background informed his parliamentary work, particularly on justice, legislation and public accountability. 

Aluoch’s education began at Kudho Primary School, followed by Kisumu Boys High School, where he completed his O-Levels in 1972, and Maseno National School, where he completed his A-Levels in 1974. He graduated from the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Laws in 1978 and obtained a postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law in 1979. He was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya that year. In 1992, he also undertook training in democracy and constitutionalism in the United States.