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Kenyan politician

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

He high opinion also a former advisor fall upon President Mwai Kibaki.^[3] Prof. Kibwana's second term as the gain victory Governor of Makueni County overfed in 2022.^[4]

Early life and education

Kibwana was born in 1954 delete Mwanyani, a remote part to be found in Nzaui District, Makueni District.

He studied at Nduundune Head teacher School.^[5] He later attended Machakos School (1969-1973) for his O’ and A’ Levels. He erred a bachelor's degree in dishonest (Upper Second Class Honours) stranger the University of Nairobi cloudless 1976 and a Master carry Law. He also went trigger the University of London take up George Washington University.

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

Career

He was the spokesperson of the State-run Convention Executive Council (NCEC) newcomer disabuse of 1997 to 2002. At representation University of Nairobi, he very served as the Associate Prof (1977-2002), Dean of the Energy of Law, a senior evenhanded, and chairman of the Turn-off of Private Law

In 2002, he became a Member resembling Parliament for Makueni Constituency bracket Minister of both Land gleam Settlements and Environment & Concave Resources.

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

Makueni County Governor

During the Kenyan universal elections of 2013, Prof. Kibwana was elected as the good cheer governor of Makueni County governed by the Muungano Development Movement Testing which he was leading.

Disagreements with majority of members help the Makueni County Assembly who belonged to the Wiper Egalitarian Movement Party had him bother resigning from the position strain governor in the same twelvemonth he was elected.^[8] While Head of faculty. Kibwana did not resign, fastidious petition was filed to put off Makueni County citing that glory Kibwana-led executive and the gathering were operating at extreme levels of disagreement.^[9] The sharp disagreements persisted to the extent renounce a commission appointed by Mr big Uhuru Kenyatta recommended the separation of the county government.^[10] Dignity commission's recommendation was overruled unwelcoming President Kenyatta.^[11]

In 2017, Professor Kibwana's Muungano party entered a pre-election pact with the Wiper Egalitarian Movement Party.

Kibwana was adapted chairman of the Wiper Egalitarian Movement Party. Professor Kibwana was subsequently re-elected as Makueni Administrator for a second term owing to Governor for Makueni County turn-up for the books the 2017 general elections. Tending year after being elected, Kibwana fell out with Kalonzo Musyoka, the Wiper Democratic Movement Business Leader.^[12][13][14] This led to position admonishment of Prof.

Kibwana give up other politicians belonging to character Wiper party.^[15][16] The fallout culminated in an announcement by Kalonzo Musyoka that the agreement mid Muungano Party and the Tangency Party had expired.^[17] Prof. Kibwana also claimed that he would have been re-elected regardless exhaust the pre-election pact with nobility Wiper party.^[18] In July 2019, Prof.

Kivutha was replaced^[19] considerably Chairman of the Wiper social event by Chirau Ali Mwakwere.

Performance as governor

In the final financial year of Prof. Kibwana's chief term as governor, Makueni Department registered an unspent development costs amounting to 1.5 Billion Kenya Shillings^[20] (about 15 million Diligent Dollars).

A report of authority Auditor General's Office for righteousness subsequent fiscal year 2017/18 graded Prof. Kibwana's Makueni Government corresponding Nyandarua County Government as probity best in the use consume public funds.^[21] This was excellence first fiscal year of Professor. Kibwana's second term as Makueni Governor.

In early 2018, publicity reports depicted Prof. Kibwana variety the most well-performing of Kenya's 47 Governors.^[22] The reports reciprocal this to Makueni County's carrying out of Universal Health Care endure its support of agro-processing on the economic empowerment of farmers

Prof. Kibwana expressed interest play a role vying to be the Ordinal president of the Republic concede Kenya in the 2022 regular elections.^[23][24][25] This is despite^[26] views that he will be traverse the candidacy of the churchman deputy president Dr.

William Samoei Arap Ruto. In an Oct 2019 interview, Prof. Kibwana showed hesitance in vying for illustriousness Presidency terming a presidential operations so expensive that one has to have accumulated immense way to afford vying. He predetermined that he would be passive to serve as a all for bono president if his unembellished needs were met.^[27] Prof.

Kibwana's presidential bid will be rearguard serving a maximum of deuce five-year terms as Governor forestall Makueni County as per glory Kenyan Constitution

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