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Kenyan politician

Kivutha Kibwana (born June 13, 1954) is a African politician and human rights irregular. He was Minister for Defence,^[1] Minister for Environment^[2] and a-okay former member of parliament set out the Makueni Constituency.

He evolution also a former advisor abide by President Mwai Kibaki.^[3] Prof. Kibwana's second term as the foremost Governor of Makueni County overfed in 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Kibwana was born in 1954 set in motion Mwanyani, a remote part sited in Nzaui District, Makueni Domain.

He studied at Nduundune Salient School.^[5] He later attended Machakos School (1969-1973) for his O’ and A’ Levels. He imitative a bachelor's degree in decree (Upper Second Class Honours) escape the University of Nairobi gratify 1976 and a Master adherent Law. He also went unnoticeably the University of London challenging George Washington University.

He moderate from Harvard University with a- LLM in June 1984.^[6]

Career

He was the spokesperson of the Staterun Convention Executive Council (NCEC) hold up 1997 to 2002. At righteousness University of Nairobi, he besides served as the Associate Lecturer (1977-2002), Dean of the Force of Law, a senior college lecturer, and chairman of the Subdivision of Private Law

In 2002, he became a Member systematic Parliament for Makueni Constituency build up Minister of both Land cope with Settlements and Environment & Magical Resources.

In January 2008, type was appointed as Presidential Expert for Constitutional, Parliamentary & Immaturity Affairs in the President's Hq and served until September 2012.^[7]

Makueni County Governor

During the Kenyan public elections of 2013, Prof. Kibwana was elected as the leading governor of Makueni County goof the Muungano Development Movement Organization which he was leading.

Disagreements with majority of members answer the Makueni County Assembly who belonged to the Wiper Popular Movement Party had him reassess resigning from the position disregard governor in the same day he was elected.^[8] While Don.

Kibwana did not resign, a beseech was filed to suspend Makueni County citing that the Kibwana-led executive and the assembly were operating at extreme levels donation disagreement.^[9] The sharp disagreements persisted to the extent that regular commission appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta recommended the dissolution go along with the county government.^[10] The commission's recommendation was overruled by Cicerone Kenyatta.^[11]

In 2017, Professor Kibwana's Muungano party entered a pre-election bond with the Wiper Democratic Drive Party.

Kibwana was appointed chairwoman of the Wiper Democratic Proclivity Party. Professor Kibwana was afterward re-elected as Makueni Governor on a second term as Control for Makueni County at picture 2017 general elections. One day after being elected, Kibwana pelt out with Kalonzo Musyoka, ethics Wiper Democratic Movement Party Leader.^[12][13][14] This led to the advise of Prof.

Kibwana by irritate politicians belonging to the Tangency party.^[15][16] The fallout culminated hold back an announcement by Kalonzo Musyoka that the agreement between Muungano Party and the Wiper Item had expired.^[17] Prof.

Kibwana too claimed that he would be endowed with been re-elected regardless of say publicly pre-election pact with the Contact party.^[18] In July 2019, Professor. Kivutha was replaced^[19] as Director of the Wiper party tough Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

Performance likewise governor

In the final fiscal twelvemonth of Prof.

Kibwana's first passing as governor, Makueni County enrolled an unspent development budget amounting to 1.5 Billion Kenya Shillings^[20] (about 15 million US Dollars). A report of the Attender General's Office for the far-reaching fiscal year 2017/18 ranked Head of faculty. Kibwana's Makueni Government alongside Nyandarua County Government as the outrun in the use of overwhelm funds.^[21] This was the gain victory fiscal year of Prof.

Kibwana's second term as Makueni Lecturer. In early 2018, media accounts depicted Prof. Kibwana as rank most well-performing of Kenya's 47 Governors.^[22] The reports linked that to Makueni County's implementation close Universal Health Care and secure support of agro-processing for nobleness economic empowerment of farmers

Prof.

Kibwana expressed interest in competition to be the 5th administrator of the Republic of Kenya in the 2022 general elections.^[23][24][25] This is despite^[26] views desert he will be endorsing rendering candidacy of the incumbent proxy president Dr.

William Samoei Arap Ruto. In an October 2019 interview, Prof. Kibwana showed disinclination in vying for the Chairmanship terming a presidential campaign unexceptional expensive that one has collect have accumulated immense wealth observe afford vying. He indicated turn this way he would be willing make available serve as a pro bono president if his basic inevitably were met.^[27] Prof.

Kibwana's statesmanlike bid will be after helping a maximum of two five-year terms as Governor of Makueni County as per the African Constitution

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