Davis Chirchir (born c. 1960) is a Kenyan politician who was nominated by Former President

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as Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum on 25 April 2013. He is also a renowned 'IT guru', having started his career in

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, then known as

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Early life and education

Davis Chirchir was born in Cheptigit, Kericho in 1960. He joined Kericho high school in 1974 to 1978 when he completed. He later did Form 6 in 1979 to 1980. in 1981 he joined university and pursued a course in Physics and Computer Science. He graduated in 1985 and joined Kenya Post and Telecommunication Corporation where he worked as a tele-traffic engineer where he handled management of traffic engineering in telecommunication for nine months at Multimedia University Davis Chirchir holds a Master's in Business Administration in International Management from the Royal Holloway School of Management, University of London. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Physics from the

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Career

Chirchir became a senior manager at Telkom Kenya. He also served as the secretary general for the United Republican Party (URP), between 2011 and 2013. Chirchir is credited for Jubilee’s successes in the 2013 and 2017 general elections where Uhuru defeated Raila, emphasizing his credentials as a political operative. Previously, Davis Chirchir served as the Interim Independent Electoral Commission's (IIEC) director of information technology. In 2017 he was appointed chief presidential agent by Uhuru Kenyatta. Having been Ruto's ally for years, Davis also served as Chief of Staff in the office of Deputy President, following the death of his predecessor Ken Osinde, ahead of the 2022 General Elections. On 27th September 2022, he was appointed by President (Dr.

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) as the Cabinet Secretary in Charge of Energy and Petroleum, the same ministry he was appointed to by former president Uhuru Kenyatta.

References

1960 births University of Nairobi alumni Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London Living people Kenyan politicians {{Kenya-politician-stub