Kathuri Murungi

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Kathuri Murungi is a Kenyan politician and senator for Meru County currently serving as deputy senate speaker of the Kenyan Senate. Previously, he was a member of the lower house of parliament of Kenya for South Imenti Constituency. [1] He is rated by Politrack Africa as the second best performing senator with a percentage point of 72.8. [2]

Education and career

Kathuri Murungi studied natural resources management at Egerton University, Njoro Campus from 1994 to 1998. On campus, he trained in martial art for self-defense stating that in a multi-party politics era, anyone could attack you. [3]

He was elected to the Kenyan lower house of parliament for South Imenti Constituency on the ticket of The National Alliance (TNA) party and with the support of Jubilee Coalition in 2013 and reelected in 2017 as an independent candidate. In the 11th parliament of Kenya (2013 – 2017), Murungi served on the house committee on Environment and Natural Resources. He was elected to the senate from Meru County on the ticket of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in 2022. On 8 September 2022, he was elected deputy senate speaker unchallenged following the withdrawal of senator Stewart Madzayo from Kilifi County. [4] Politrack Africa rates Murungi as the second-best performing senator with 72.8 per cent coming behind Senator Enoch Wambua of Kitui County as the best performing senator with 73.2 per cent. [2]

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References

  1. "Sen. Murungi Kathuri | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. 1 2 Resian, Sharon (2023-09-29). "Wambua, Murungi and Methu top performing Senators in Politrack Africa poll » Capital News". Capital News. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. Gachie, Laban Thua (2016-05-05). "Kathuri Murungi - Biography, MP South Imenti, Meru, Wife, Family". Kenyan Life. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. "Meru Senator Murungi Kathuri elected Deputy Senate Speaker unopposed". www.pd.co.ke. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-11-24.