Salim Mvurya, Salim Mvurya Mkala or Mvurya Salim Mgalla (born 1970) is a Kenyan politician and Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs. He became the first governor of

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after winning in the 2013 general elections. He vied on an Orange Democratic Movement ticket but later joined the

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 ...

. It was announced on 30 August 2017 that he will be named Chairman of Kenya's Council of Governors. Unfortunately he didn't get to, instead governor Wycliffe Oparanya took over from NANOK.Two of his sons study at the Alliance High School namely Hassan Mvurya and Abdallah Mvurya.

Education

Salim Mvurya was born at Kadzandani Village, Kinango District of

. He went to Mavirivirini Primary School in 1979 then Mpeketoni Secondary School from 1987 to 1990. He then proceeded to

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for his first degree and graduated with Bachelors in Agri-Business Management in 1996. He holds a master's degree in Participation, Power and Social Change from the

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, in

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, UK. He also has further certificates in

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management from MS-TCDC in

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Career

Salim Mvurya has 17 years of social development and leadership experience. In the year 2008, he was appointed to be the Acting Country Director for Plan Kenya. Other organizations he has worked for include the

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and Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development (an institute of

). Some of the programs he implemented were funded by

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, Ministries of Foreign Affairs in

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and

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, and

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Politics

In the 2013 general elections, Mvurya ran for Kwale governorship on an ODM ticket with Fatuma Achani as his running mate. His rivals were James Dena, Kassima Rigga Mambo, Simeon Mwero Mkalla and Mwarapayo Mohammed Mwachai. Mvurya won by more than half the votes cast. In May 2014, Mvurya ousted Nairobi governor

Evans Kidero Evans Odhiambo Kidero (born 20 May 1957) is a Kenyan politician and former Governor of Nairobi County. He served as CEO of Mumias Sugar Company for 8 years, resigning in 2012 to join elective politics. Early life Kidero was born in Majengo a ...

to become vice chairman of the Council of Governors. On 29 September 2014 while at a rally with

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in Kinango, Mvurya and Odinga were attacked by an elderly man who hit them on their backs with a stick. The security detail at the rally quickly subdued the man who was later released after it was established that he was mentally unstable. After several months of speculation, Mvurya announced in September 2016 that he was leaving ODM and that he would run on a

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ticket in the 2017 general elections. His deputy, Fatuma Achani, had cited interference from other county chiefs in Kwale politics. Rumors had also been rife that senior officers in ODM had conspired to deny him the 2017 ODM ticket for what they termed as his refusal to be loyal to them and also for working with Jubilee. On 30 August 2017,> Kenya's Council of Governors agreed to elect Mvurya as the council's Chairman.

References

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