up with Raila Odinga's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to form the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC). During the 2002 general elections, Nyachae did not succeed in his presidential bid, but was able to enter parliament with a 14-member Ford–People faction, having won all constituencies in Kisii. Besides KANU, Ford–People was the only sizeable opposition party in the 2002 parliament. Minister under Kibaki When president Mwai Kibaki's National Rainbow Coalition started to crumble, the support of Ford–People became more welcomed. In 2004, when president Kibaki was facing strong opposition from his cabinet, he recalled Nyachae to the government as the Minister for Energy and later the Minister for Roads. Nyachae was named in the Waki Report as one of the masterminds of the 2007–08 post-election violence in which more than 1,600 people died, as he was believed to have organised attacks on ODM opposition leaders. Nyachae unsuccessfully ran in the 2007 parliamentary elections. The opposition wave swept his Kisii stronghold and he was soundly defeated, as many government ministers and Ford–People candidates running for office were viewed as being tightly linked with him. In 2002, all the members of parliament were from Ford people party which was headed by Mr Nyachae. Business Nyachae ran a chain of businesses ranging in nature from agriculture, banking, real estate, transportation and manufacturing. Personal life and family Prior to falling ill in 2018, Nyachae's family included five wives and over 20 children. His wives were the late Esther Nyaboke Nyachae, the late Drusilla Kerubo Nyachae, Martha Mwango Nyachae, Silvia Nyokabi (Divorced) and Grace Wamuyu Nyachae. In April 2018, Nyachae tripped and fell at his home in the Loresho neighborhood in northwest Nairobi. He was initially admitted to The Nairobi Hospital for one week, but was then airlifted to London when he did not recover as expected. Nyachae died on 1 February 2021 at the age of 88, as reported by his family, five days short from his 89th birthday. References External links Leaders Scramble To Replace Nyachae As Gusii Spokesman As of 8 April 2018. Simeon Nyache Page at the Parliament of Kenya Webpage As of 2005. 1932 births 2021 deaths Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Kenya African National Union politicians Forum for the Restoration of Democracy – People politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Government ministers of Kenya Alumni of Kisii School Ministers of Finance of Kenya Ministers of Agriculture of Kenya People from