Patrick Makau King'ola is a Kenyan politician who is currently a

Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya The Wiper Democratic Movement–Kenya (WDM-K), formally Orange Democratic Movement–Kenya (ODM–Kenya), is a political party in Kenya, which originated as a result of the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum. It is headed by Kalonzo Musyoka, ...

Member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

representing

Mavoko Constituency Mavoko Constituency is a constituency in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies in Machakos County Machakos County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya, which came into being because of the devolved system of governance occasioned by the 201 ...

. He was educated at

Kagumo High School Kagumo High School is a boys national high school located between Kirichu and Kiganjo townships on the Nyeri-Nanyuki road in Kenya. The school was founded in 1933 as a primary institution in Gatitu, with the goal of developing trainable artisans f ...

, Nkubu High School and

Strathmore School Strathmore School is Kenya's first multi-racial school, established in 1961 in the Lavington area of Nairobi. It began as a residential Sixth Form College offering British-styled A-level courses and in 1963 switched from the Cambridge School Certi ...

. He was arrested on 13 July 2023 at his home in

Karen Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic l ...

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, during anti-government protests.

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Strathmore School Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya politicians 21st-century Kenyan politicians {{Kenya-politician-stub