Sakaja Johnson
His Excellency Honorable Johnson Arthur Sakaja, CBS (born 2 February 1985) is a Kenyan politician serving as the governor of Nairobi City County since 25th August 2022. Previously, he served as the Senator of Nairobi from 2017 to 2022, and as a nominated Member of the National Assembly from 2013 to 2017. He was nominated to Parliament by The National Alliance (TNA) party which was part of the ruling Jubilee Coalition (now Jubilee Party). He was the National Chairman of The National Alliance (TNA) until 9 September 2016 when the party merged with 12 others to form the Jubilee Party. Political life Sakaja was elected as the Chairman of the Student Organisation of Teams University (SOTU) while studying at the Teams University. After the 2008 post-election crisis, he contributed to the formulation of the 2010 constitution where he made submissions on the definition of constituency boundaries. At the age of 26, Sakaja helped form The National Alliance (TNA) of which he became th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nairobi City County
Nairobi City County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. With a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, it is the third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, also serving as the capital city, capital of Kenya. In 2013, the county entity was effected, replacing Nairobi City Council, the long-standing unit of administration since pre-independence. The city county consists of eleven gazetted Sub-Counties of Kenya, sub-counties and eighty five electoral wards. On the national level, Nairobi also sends seventeen Members of Parliament across the constituencies and one County woman representative, County Woman Representative to the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly; one senator to the Senate of Kenya, Senate. The county government, which is allocated devolved functions as per the constitution of Kenya, constitution, is headed by the County Governors of Kenya, county governor, who appoints his cabinet. The county's legislature is headed by the County Speaker, who ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Members Of The National Assembly (Kenya)
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Nairobi Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The National Alliance Politicians
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Polycarp Igathe
Polycarp Igathe Kamau (born 21 September 1972) is a Kenyan businessman, politician and corporate executive, He acts as the Chief Commercial Officer in Equity Group Holdings. He had earlier served as the Vice President in charge of Sales and Marketing in Vivo Energy Africa. Before that, he had served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Equity Bank Kenya, between May 2018 and September 2018 when he was later promoted to the Managing director position. Igathe was elected as the second Deputy Governor of Nairobi County in the 2017 Kenyan general elections on a Jubilee Party ticket. Prior to this he served as managing director Vivo Energy Kenya Kenya, before resigning in May 2017, to run for office. He resigned as Deputy Governor of Nairobi County on 31 January 2018. Igathe vied for the Nairobi Governor position during the 2022 General election under the Azimio-OKA coalition and came second after garnering 573,518 votes compared to UDA's Johnson Sakaja who garnered 699,392 votes. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jubilee Party
The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee Party secured a plurality of seats in Parliament and the party leader, Uhuru Kenyatta, was re-elected president. Ideology The party pledges "devolution of power, protection of minorities and the marginalised, and non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, ethnicity or any other bias." Background Leadership The party leader is Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenya. The deputy party leader was formerly William Ruto, who served as deputy president of Kenya during Kenyatta's tenure. The head of the Party Secretariat is Raphael Tuju, a former politician and Member of Parliament for Rarieda Constituency. The officials were named during the party's first National Governing Council (NGC) meeting held at the Bomas of K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in the year 2011 through the making of the Constitution of Kenya. The Commission is responsible for conducting or supervising referendums and elections to any elective body or office established by the Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an Act of Parliament. It was created in a provision of the 2010 constitution and the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act. Its mandate includes "the continuous registration of voters and revision of the voter's roll, the delimitation of constituencies and wards, the regulation of political parties process, the settlement of electoral disputes, the registration of candidates for elections, voter education, the facilitation of the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections, the regulation of money spent by a candidate or party in respect of any election, the development of a code of conduct for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Assembly (Kenya)
The National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya is one of the two Houses of the Parliament of Kenya. Between 1966 and 2013, it served as a unicameral house. In 2013 ( 11th Parliament), it became the lower house when the Senate was reestablished. It has a total of 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituencies, 47 women elected from the counties and 12 nominated representatives. The Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya serves as an ex officio member. The High Court of Kenya ordered lawmakers to introduce gender quotas, or face dissolution in the mid-2010s, following the implementation of the 2010 Constitution. Committees House Keeping committees * House Business Committee: creates Parliamentary calendar; schedules committee business; issues directives and guidelines to prioritise or postpone any business of the House. * Procedure & House Rules Committee: proposes rules for the orderly and effective conduct of committee business. * Liaison Committee: guides and co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenyan Section Of The International Commission Of Jurists
The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists, also known as ICJ Kenya, is a Kenyan non-governmental organisation, a National Section of the International Commission of Jurists. It is composed of lawyers and works to promote human rights and the rule of law. Aims and values ICJ Kenya states its ''vision'' as "to be a premier organisation promoting a just, free and equitable society". The organisation's ''mission'' is to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Kenya and across Africa through the application of legal expertise and international best practices. ICJ Kenya is guided by the following ''values'': impartiality, equity, probity, professionalism and responsiveness. Objectives ICJ Kenya's objectives as guided by its constitution include; to develop, strengthen and protect the principles of the rule of law; to develop, maintain, strengthen the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession; to promote and protect the enjoyment of human ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jubilee Party Of Kenya
The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee Party secured a plurality of seats in Parliament and the party leader, Uhuru Kenyatta, was re-elected president. Ideology The party pledges "devolution of power, protection of minorities and the marginalised, and non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, ethnicity or any other bias." Background Leadership The party leader is Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenya. The deputy party leader was formerly William Ruto, who served as deputy president of Kenya during Kenyatta's tenure. The head of the Party Secretariat is Raphael Tuju, a former politician and Member of Parliament for Rarieda Constituency. The officials were named during the party's first National Governing Council (NGC) meeting held at the Bomas of K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anne Kananu
Ann Kananu Mwenda is a Kenyan criminologist, politician and public administrator who, effective 16 November 2021, served as the Governor of Nairobi County. Before that, from 15 January 2021 until 16 November 2021, she serves as the substantive Deputy Governor of Nairobi County, after vetting by the county legislature. She also served as the Acting Governor of the county, following the December 2020 impeachment and removal from office of Mike Sonko, the previous governor. In keeping with Kenyan laws, Kananu served out the remaining term of the previous governor. Background and education Ann Kananu was born in May 1980, in Embu County. She attended ''St. Michael Primary School'', in her home county, before joining ''Our Lady Of Mercy Girls Secondary School, Magundu'', an all-girls boarding school in Tharaka Nithi County, administered by the Catholic Church. She graduated from there with the ''Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education'' (KCSE) in 1999. She holds a Bachelor of S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |