Background
Owuor, Tom Diju was born on December 19, 1936 in Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya. Son of Joseph Ganda Raongo and Catherina Aduda Agumba.
Owuor, Tom Diju was born on December 19, 1936 in Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya. Son of Joseph Ganda Raongo and Catherina Aduda Agumba.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, New York University, 1964. Master of Science in Organizational Behavior, Cornell University, 1966.
Clearance clerk, Barclays Bank, Nairobi, Kenya, 1960-1961;
labor officer, Ministry Labor, Nairobi, 1966-1967;
personnel manager, Uplands (Kenya) Bacon Factory, 1967-1969;
industrial relations spokesman, Joint Industrial Council Oil Industry, Nairobi, 1969-1972;
deputy executive director, Federation Kenya Employers, Nairobi, 1972-1976;
executive director, Federation Kenya Employers, Nairobi, since 1976;
secretary, Pan African Employers confederation, Nairobi, 1986-1995;
president, Pan African Employers confederation, Mauritius, 1995-1997;
executive secretary, Association Local Government Employers, Nairobi, since 1976. Member Export Promotion Council, Nairobi, since 1994. Board directors National Bank Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd.
Member county Jomo Kenyatta U. Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya, since 1995. Member Labor Advisory Board, Nairobi, since 1976. Member of national steering committee Social Dimensions of Development.
Member Restrictive Trade Practices Tribunal, National Studies Council, Higher Education Loans Board, National Manpower Development Committee, General Wages Advisory Board. Trustee National.Social Security Fund.
Member governing body International Labor Organization, Geneva, since 1978, vice Chairman of the Board International Labor Organization Training Center, Turin, Italy, since 1973. Chairman National Industrial Training Council, Nairobi, since 1994. Private sector advisor to representative United Nations Development Program, Nairobi, 1993-1996.
Married Mary Sero Laja, August 12, 1941. Children: Yvonne, Vivian, Caroline, Genevieve, Chris, Joan, Alison, Patrick.