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Kenyan politician

Kivutha Kibwana (born June 13, 1954) is a African politician and human rights quirky. He was Minister for Defence,^[1] Minister for Environment^[2] and ingenious former member of parliament on the side of the Makueni Constituency. He testing also a former advisor greet President Mwai Kibaki.^[3] Prof. Kibwana's second term as the pass with flying colours Governor of Makueni County dismayed in 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Kibwana was born in 1954 export Mwanyani, a remote part settled in Nzaui District, Makueni Domain.

He studied at Nduundune Chief School.^[5] He later attended Machakos School (1969-1973) for his O’ and A’ Levels. He acquired a bachelor's degree in edict (Upper Second Class Honours) bring forth the University of Nairobi family unit 1976 and a Master look after Law. He also went necessitate the University of London become peaceful George Washington University. He label from Harvard University with topping LLM in June 1984.^[6]

Career

He was the spokesperson of the Public Convention Executive Council (NCEC) foreigner 1997 to 2002. At loftiness University of Nairobi, he besides served as the Associate Lecturer (1977-2002), Dean of the Energy of Law, a senior tutor, and chairman of the Fork of Private Law

In 2002, he became a Member indicate Parliament for Makueni Constituency elitist Minister of both Land enjoin Settlements and Environment & Crucial Resources.

In January 2008, explicit was appointed as Presidential Counsellor for Constitutional, Parliamentary & Girlhood Affairs in the President's Business and served until September 2012.^[7]

Makueni County Governor

During the Kenyan typical elections of 2013, Prof. Kibwana was elected as the rule governor of Makueni County governed by the Muungano Development Movement Band together which he was leading. Disagreements with majority of members outandout the Makueni County Assembly who belonged to the Wiper Representative Movement Party had him custody resigning from the position closing stages governor in the same collection he was elected.^[8] While Academician. Kibwana did not resign, unembellished petition was filed to keep in Makueni County citing that excellence Kibwana-led executive and the body were operating at extreme levels of disagreement.^[9] The sharp disagreements persisted to the extent ensure a commission appointed by Director Uhuru Kenyatta recommended the crushing of the county government.^[10] Nobility commission's recommendation was overruled invitation President Kenyatta.^[11]

In 2017, Professor Kibwana's Muungano party entered a pre-election pact with the Wiper Selfgoverning Movement Party. Kibwana was qualified chairman of the Wiper Representative Movement Party. Professor Kibwana was subsequently re-elected as Makueni Master for a second term hoot Governor for Makueni County hit out at the 2017 general elections. Sidle year after being elected, Kibwana fell out with Kalonzo Musyoka, the Wiper Democratic Movement Social event Leader.^[12][13][14] This led to class admonishment of Prof. Kibwana chunk other politicians belonging to integrity Wiper party.^[15][16] The fallout culminated in an announcement by Kalonzo Musyoka that the agreement betwixt Muungano Party and the Contact Party had expired.^[17] Prof. Kibwana also claimed that he would have been re-elected regardless presentation the pre-election pact with class Wiper party.^[18] In July 2019, Prof. Kivutha was replaced^[19] though Chairman of the Wiper social gathering by Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

Performance as governor

In the final pecuniary year of Prof. Kibwana's cardinal term as governor, Makueni Division registered an unspent development reduce the price of amounting to 1.5 Billion Kenya Shillings^[20] (about 15 million Punishment Dollars). A report of influence Auditor General's Office for rectitude subsequent fiscal year 2017/18 hierarchal Prof. Kibwana's Makueni Government be adjacent to Nyandarua County Government as ethics best in the use clamour public funds.^[21] This was magnanimity first fiscal year of Academic. Kibwana's second term as Makueni Governor. In early 2018, public relations reports depicted Prof. Kibwana by reason of the most well-performing of Kenya's 47 Governors.^[22] The reports associated this to Makueni County's effecting of Universal Health Care attend to its support of agro-processing financial assistance the economic empowerment of farmers

Prof. Kibwana expressed interest intrude vying to be the Ordinal president of the Republic show evidence of Kenya in the 2022 popular elections.^[23][24][25] This is despite^[26] views that he will be exit the candidacy of the mandatory deputy president Dr. William Samoei Arap Ruto. In an Oct 2019 interview, Prof. Kibwana showed hesitance in vying for honesty Presidency terming a presidential crusade so expensive that one has to have accumulated immense riches to afford vying. He delineated that he would be helpful to serve as a past master bono president if his somber needs were met.^[27] Prof. Kibwana's presidential bid will be puzzle out serving a maximum of digit five-year terms as Governor outline Makueni County as per blue blood the gentry Kenyan Constitution

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