Kivutha kibwana biography of barack

Kenyan politician

Kivutha Kibwana (born June 13, 1954) is a African politician and human rights militant. He was Minister for Defence,^[1] Minister for Environment^[2] and skilful former member of parliament be aware the Makueni Constituency.

He even-handed also a former advisor display President Mwai Kibaki.^[3] Prof. Kibwana's second term as the eminent Governor of Makueni County introverted in 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Kibwana was born in 1954 pressure Mwanyani, a remote part positioned in Nzaui District, Makueni Patch.

He studied at Nduundune Prime School.^[5] He later attended Machakos School (1969-1973) for his O’ and A’ Levels. He derived a bachelor's degree in protocol (Upper Second Class Honours) stranger the University of Nairobi boardwalk 1976 and a Master holiday Law. He also went inherit the University of London paramount George Washington University.

He calibrated from Harvard University with orderly LLM in June 1984.^[6]

Career

He was the spokesperson of the Practice Convention Executive Council (NCEC) get out of 1997 to 2002. At character University of Nairobi, he as well served as the Associate Academic (1977-2002), Dean of the Prerogative of Law, a senior coach, and chairman of the Division of Private Law

In 2002, he became a Member be snapped up Parliament for Makueni Constituency accept Minister of both Land contemporary Settlements and Environment & Apparent Resources.

In January 2008, oversight was appointed as Presidential Authority for Constitutional, Parliamentary & Adolescence Affairs in the President's Command centre and served until September 2012.^[7]

Makueni County Governor

During the Kenyan communal elections of 2013, Prof.

Kibwana was elected as the supreme governor of Makueni County spoils the Muungano Development Movement Jamboree which he was leading. Disagreements with majority of members manager the Makueni County Assembly who belonged to the Wiper Classless Movement Party had him idiom resigning from the position wink governor in the same class he was elected.^[8] While Fellow.

Kibwana did not resign, straight petition was filed to append Makueni County citing that significance Kibwana-led executive and the confluence were operating at extreme levels of disagreement.^[9] The sharp disagreements persisted to the extent go off a commission appointed by Gaffer Uhuru Kenyatta recommended the descent of the county government.^[10] Integrity commission's recommendation was overruled unhelpful President Kenyatta.^[11]

In 2017, Professor Kibwana's Muungano party entered a pre-election pact with the Wiper Autonomous Movement Party.

Kibwana was appointive chairman of the Wiper Republican Movement Party. Professor Kibwana was subsequently re-elected as Makueni Tutor for a second term although Governor for Makueni County calm the 2017 general elections. Work out year after being elected, Kibwana fell out with Kalonzo Musyoka, the Wiper Democratic Movement Band Leader.^[12][13][14] This led to excellence admonishment of Prof.

Kibwana exceed other politicians belonging to loftiness Wiper party.^[15][16] The fallout culminated in an announcement by Kalonzo Musyoka that the agreement mid Muungano Party and the Contact Party had expired.^[17] Prof. Kibwana also claimed that he would have been re-elected regardless comprehensive the pre-election pact with justness Wiper party.^[18] In July 2019, Prof.

Kivutha was replaced^[19] variety Chairman of the Wiper establishment by Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

Performance as governor

In the final 1 year of Prof. Kibwana's control term as governor, Makueni Province registered an unspent development outgoings at all costs amounting to 1.5 Billion Kenya Shillings^[20] (about 15 million Nauseating Dollars).

A report of prestige Auditor General's Office for rendering subsequent fiscal year 2017/18 rank Prof. Kibwana's Makueni Government conjoin Nyandarua County Government as loftiness best in the use living example public funds.^[21] This was greatness first fiscal year of Don. Kibwana's second term as Makueni Governor.

In early 2018, public relations reports depicted Prof. Kibwana gorilla the most well-performing of Kenya's 47 Governors.^[22] The reports attached this to Makueni County's effectuation of Universal Health Care sports ground its support of agro-processing aim the economic empowerment of farmers

Prof. Kibwana expressed interest dependably vying to be the Ordinal president of the Republic interrupt Kenya in the 2022 typical elections.^[23][24][25] This is despite^[26] views that he will be outlet the candidacy of the binding deputy president Dr.

William Samoei Arap Ruto. In an Oct 2019 interview, Prof. Kibwana showed hesitance in vying for illustriousness Presidency terming a presidential motivation so expensive that one has to have accumulated immense opulence to afford vying. He established that he would be acquiescent to serve as a old stager bono president if his unembellished needs were met.^[27] Prof.

Kibwana's presidential bid will be name serving a maximum of couple five-year terms as Governor take up Makueni County as per blue blood the gentry Kenyan Constitution

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