Mwangi Kiunjuri

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Kiunjuri Festus Mwangi (born January 18, 1968) is a Kenyan politician. He was born in Kenju, Murang'a County. He has held various political and government positions.

Political life

Mwangi Kiunjuri graduated from Moi University with a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree in 1994. He was elected to the parliament in 1997, then representing the Democratic Party. He retained his seat in the 2002 elections. As a member of the Party of National Unity, he was elected to represent Laikipia East Constituency in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election. He left office in 2013. [1]

Kiunjuri has also served in the Kenyan cabinet in various capacities. He became the cabinet secretary for Devolution and Planning in 2015, replacing Anne Waiguru after she resigned on corruption grounds. Following the Jubilee government retaining power in the 2017 general elections, President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Kiunjuri to be the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture in 2018. [2] He was relieved of this position on 14 January 2020. Later that year, he founded The Service Party. [3] In the 2022 Kenyan general election, he returned as MP for Laikipia East Constituency.

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References

  1. Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  2. Office of Public Communications: Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri , MP - Assistant Minister Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Party, The Service (2020-06-24). "Mwangi Kiunjuri launches new party -The Service Party of Kenya". TSP. Retrieved 2022-09-17.