Kiunjuri Festus Mwangi (born January 18, 1968) is a Kenyan politician. He was born in kenju village in

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. He has held various political and government positions with his most recent role being the CS agriculture. A section of the mt kenya region believe he Is among, if not , uhuru's successor as the region's leader and spokesperson.

Political life

Kiunjuri has served as an elected Member of Parliament and has also served in the Kenyan cabinet in various capacities. His last appointment was as Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of

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, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation, a position he was appointed to by H.E President

Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta was chosen by Daniel Arap Moi as his preferred successor, but Kenyatta was defeated by opposition le ...

in 2018 and relieved on 14 January 2020 n. He belonged to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the

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in the

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in the

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up to 2013. He founded

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in 2020.

Education and Career

Mwangi Kiunjuri graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree in 1994. He was elected to the parliament in 1997, then representing the

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. He retained his seat in the 2002 elections. He has also been the assistant minister of Water and Irrigation and the assistant minister for energy. He became the cabinet secretary for Devolution and Planning in 2015 replacing

Anne Waiguru Anne Mumbi Waiguru, EGH, (born 16 April 1971) is the second Governor of Kirinyaga County in Kenya, who has been in office since 22 August 2017. She was re-elected to office as Governor for her second 5 year term in the elections that were held ...

who resigned on corruption grounds. When the Jubilee government retained power in the October 26th, 2017 general elections, Mwangi Kiunjuri was appointed the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture.Office of Public Communications
Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri , MP - Assistant Minister

References

1969 births Living people Party of National Unity (Kenya) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Democratic Party (Kenya) politicians Moi University alumni Members of the 13th Parliament of Kenya {{Kenya-politician-stub Kenyan political party founders