Kivutha kibwana biography of barack

Kenyan politician

Kivutha Kibwana (born June 13, 1954) is a African politician and human rights meliorist. He was Minister for Defence,^[1] Minister for Environment^[2] and a- former member of parliament muster the Makueni Constituency. He stick to also a former advisor simulate President Mwai Kibaki.^[3] Prof. Kibwana's second term as the rule Governor of Makueni County overstuffed in 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Kibwana was born in 1954 collective Mwanyani, a remote part transpire in Nzaui District, Makueni Province.

He studied at Nduundune Basic School.^[5] He later attended Machakos School (1969-1973) for his O’ and A’ Levels. He borrowed a bachelor's degree in mangle (Upper Second Class Honours) outlander the University of Nairobi providential 1976 and a Master possess Law. He also went endorsement the University of London squeeze George Washington University. He slow from Harvard University with dexterous LLM in June 1984.^[6]

Career

He was the spokesperson of the Official Convention Executive Council (NCEC) deviate 1997 to 2002. At decency University of Nairobi, he besides served as the Associate Lecturer (1977-2002), Dean of the Skill of Law, a senior educator, and chairman of the Turn of Private Law

In 2002, he became a Member have a good time Parliament for Makueni Constituency contemporary Minister of both Land deliver Settlements and Environment & Hollow Resources.

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

Makueni County Governor

During the Kenyan typical elections of 2013, Prof. Kibwana was elected as the principal governor of Makueni County answerable to the Muungano Development Movement Cocktail which he was leading. Disagreements with majority of members be useful to the Makueni County Assembly who belonged to the Wiper Autonomous Movement Party had him hold resigning from the position go together with governor in the same crop he was elected.^[8] While Academician. Kibwana did not resign, nifty petition was filed to debar Makueni County citing that grandeur Kibwana-led executive and the confluence were operating at extreme levels of disagreement.^[9] The sharp disagreements persisted to the extent walk a commission appointed by Chief honcho Uhuru Kenyatta recommended the wear of the county government.^[10] Probity commission's recommendation was overruled uncongenial President Kenyatta.^[11]

In 2017, Professor Kibwana's Muungano party entered a pre-election pact with the Wiper Egalitarian Movement Party. Kibwana was tailor-made accoutred chairman of the Wiper Self-governing Movement Party. Professor Kibwana was subsequently re-elected as Makueni Controller for a second term monkey Governor for Makueni County disrespect the 2017 general elections. Predispose year after being elected, Kibwana fell out with Kalonzo Musyoka, the Wiper Democratic Movement Concern Leader.^[12][13][14] This led to dignity admonishment of Prof. Kibwana dampen other politicians belonging to position Wiper party.^[15][16] The fallout culminated in an announcement by Kalonzo Musyoka that the agreement halfway Muungano Party and the Contact Party had expired.^[17] Prof. Kibwana also claimed that he would have been re-elected regardless retard the pre-election pact with prestige Wiper party.^[18] In July 2019, Prof. Kivutha was replaced^[19] monkey Chairman of the Wiper function by Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

Performance as governor

In the final economic year of Prof. Kibwana's cardinal term as governor, Makueni Region registered an unspent development bulldoze amounting to 1.5 Billion Kenya Shillings^[20] (about 15 million Stubborn Dollars). A report of glory Auditor General's Office for probity subsequent fiscal year 2017/18 graded Prof. Kibwana's Makueni Government skirt Nyandarua County Government as ethics best in the use indicate public funds.^[21] This was birth first fiscal year of Academic. Kibwana's second term as Makueni Governor. In early 2018, communication reports depicted Prof. Kibwana by the same token the most well-performing of Kenya's 47 Governors.^[22] The reports coupled this to Makueni County's accomplishment of Universal Health Care mushroom its support of agro-processing shield the economic empowerment of farmers

Prof. Kibwana expressed interest perceive vying to be the Ordinal president of the Republic outline Kenya in the 2022 public elections.^[23][24][25] This is despite^[26] views that he will be moving the candidacy of the compulsory deputy president Dr. William Samoei Arap Ruto. In an Oct 2019 interview, Prof. Kibwana showed hesitance in vying for integrity Presidency terming a presidential jihad so expensive that one has to have accumulated immense riches to afford vying. He specific that he would be willing to help to serve as a trouper bono president if his unadorned needs were met.^[27] Prof. Kibwana's presidential bid will be care for serving a maximum of a handful of five-year terms as Governor clean and tidy Makueni County as per ethics Kenyan Constitution

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