Julius Makau Malombe is a

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politician and the first Governor of

Kitui County Kitui County is a county in the former Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Kitui, although Mwingi is also another major urban centre. The county has a population of 1,136,187 (2019 census). and an area of 30,430 km2. ...

. He was elected on a

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(WDM-K) in the 2013 Kitui local elections held in March 2013.https://softkenya.com/kenya/julius-makau/ Malombe defended his seat on Wiper ticket in the 2017 general election but lost to

Charity Ngilu Charity Kaluki Ngilu (born 28 January 1952) is a Kenyan politician and the second governor elected for Kitui County. She unsuccessfully vied to be President of the Republic of Kenya in 1997. She served as Minister for Health from 2003 until 200 ...

. He was a distant third with David Musila coming second. He however recaptured the seat after the August 2022 gubernatorial elections during which he defeated David Musila and Jonathan Mueke who came second and third respectively.

had withdrawn her candidature for governor just before the August elections.

References

Living people County Governors of Kenya Kamba people People from Kitui County 1952 births {{Kenya-politician-stub