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Daniel Kazungu Muzee (born 1970 in Kavilani, Marikano Lower Malindi) is a Kenyan politician and cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Mining. He was a member of the 11th national assembly of Kenya elected from Malindi Constituency, Kilifi County on the ticket of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in 2013. He failed his reelection to the national assembly in 2017. [1] [2]

Education and career

Dan Muzee was born in 1970 in Kavilani in Marikano Lower Malindi in Kilifi County. He started his early education at Marikano Primary School and studied up to  grade 3 before he transferred to Lango Baya Primary School where he earned his first school leaving certificate. He had his secondary education at Kwale High School and studied for a bachelor's degree and master's degree in information science at Moi University. After graduation, he worked at Institute of Advanced Technology as a training consultant for a year before moving to Computec where he was deployed to a United Nations agency. He later joined Fintec International where he was sales representative of Microsoft and Compaq across East Africa region  before switching to IMB in New York where he was in charge of Personal Computing Division in East Africa. From IBM he moved to Lenovo Corporation East Africa as regional manager before returning to IBM where he finally served as country representative for Ethiopia and Kenya. [3] [4]

He started his political career in 2010 and campaigned door to door until 2013 when he ran and won Malindi parliamentary seat in the Kenya National Assembly on the ticket of ODM. In the house, he served on the committees on Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications and Information and was a member of parliamentary committee on regional integration. In 2015, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed him to the Jubilee cabinet despite being an active member of the ODM replacing Najib Balala as cabinet secretary, Ministry of Mining. He is the first cabinet minister from Malindi region since independence. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Gachie, Laban Thua (2016-04-27). "Dan Kazungu Muzee - Biography, Cabinet Secretary, Mining Ministry". Kenyan Life. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  2. ↑ African, New (2016-04-25). "Kenya elections: turbulence ahead". New African Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  3. ↑ myleader.co.ke. "Dan Kazungu Muzee, for Governor Kilifi County". My Leader Kenya (MLK). Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  4. ↑ "Engineering News - Africa Mining Vision initiative gaining traction one year on". Engineering News. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Africa Mining Vision finds support of governments, private companies". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Dan Kazungu: A calm and committed man of action – Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board". 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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