37 Facts About Johnson Muthama

Johnson Muthama is serving as a Commissioner of Parliamentary Service Commission.

Johnson Muthama has served as the chairperson of the ruling party affiliated to President of the Republic of Kenya Dr William Ruto.

Johnson Muthama obtained a Bachelor of Science in social science, from Arden University and is a graduate of the Gemological Institute of America.

At the Arden University, Johnson Muthama obtained a First-class honours.

Johnson Muthama was previously married to Agnes Kavindu Johnson Muthama, a fellow politician who is currently Senator for Machakos County.

Johnson Muthama is a member of the Kenya Chamber of Mines.

Johnson Muthama once served as former ruling party KANU Vice Chairman in the larger Machakos District.

Johnson Muthama served under the Chairmanship of veteran Kamba politician, the late Joseph Mulu Mutusya.

Johnson Muthama is credited with financially assisting the former Cabinet Minister Paul Ngei from being declared bankrupt soon after 1979 elections when Standard Bank Ltd served him with a bankruptcy note after it failed to locate Ngei's assets to auction so as to recover Sh2 million debt.

Johnson Muthama was elected member of parliament for the larger Kangundo Constituency in 2007.

Johnson Muthama is credited with the split of the larger Kangundo Constituency giving birth to Matungulu Constituency.

Johnson Muthama was elected as machakos senator from 2013 - 2017.

Johnson Muthama became the Government Chief Whip in the 10th Parliament in the National Assembly of Kenya from 2007 to 2013.

Johnson Muthama co-chaired the Opposition outfit Coalition for Reforms and Democracy.

Johnson Muthama went ahead to co-chair the national opposition movement management committee when the coalition transformed itself into National Super Alliance.

Johnson Muthama earned the reputation of being the first MP to pay tax on his salary.

Johnson Muthama went against the wishes of the majority of fellow parliamentarians who were resisting the taxation of their salaries and were going as far as increasing their salaries.

In 2020, Johnson Muthama has taken an opposing position to the Building Bridges Initiative.

Johnson Muthama has asked Kenyans not to support the initiative blindly.

Johnson Muthama claimed that the initiative to change the Kenyan constitution appeared to amend the Kenya Government structures to address the self-interest of politicians rather than address challenges facing Kenyans.

Johnson Muthama is reported to have made proposals to the BBI initiative through his Wiper Party.

Johnson Muthama is one of the politicians who have openly disagreed with Kenya's Jubilee government leadership.

Johnson Muthama was affiliated to Kalonzo Musyoka, the presumed leader of the Kamba community in Kenya.

In early November 2013, Johnson Muthama publicly announced that the government of Uhuru Kenyatta had withdrawn his security due to his stand over the ongoing cases in the International Criminal Court where Uhuru Kenyatta is facing trials.

Johnson Muthama went public to state that his life was in danger.

Johnson Muthama stated that he was not going to relent from speaking the truth in spite of the security withdrawal.

In June 2016, Senator Johnson Muthama was among Eight Kenyan politicians arrested for alleged hateful public utterances.

The charges against Senator Johnson Muthama were dropped on 28 July 2016.

In May 2020, Johnson Muthama led members of the public including local politicians in a day-long confrontation with public administration at a parcel of land in Koma Rock whose title is held by Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation.

Johnson Muthama is enjoined in a legal dispute on the ownership of the land between the KBC and the Komarock Ranching and Farming Cooperative Society.

Johnson Muthama protested the nomination of Wavinya Ndeti as Wiper Party candidate for the office of the Machakos County Governor on the grounds that Wavinya who had been the CCU Party leader had been illegally enlisted into the Wiper party.

Johnson Muthama stated that it would be pointless to be elected to work alongside Alfred Mutua or Wavinya Ndeti as Governors.

Johnson Muthama had thrown his support in the Machakos Gubernatorial Contest behind Bernard Kiala who he argued was the legitimate Wiper Candidate In the end, the Wiper Party lost both the Senatorial and Gubernatorial Seat in Machakos County.

Johnson Muthama was reported to have abandoned the Wiper Party amid the challenges of the party primaries.

In spite of protesting against The Wiper Party's candidate nomination exercise and declining to defend his Senatorial position, Johnson Muthama did not quit the Wiper party.

In December 2018, Johnson Muthama announced his intention to vie for the Machakos County Governor Position at planned 2022 General Elections in Kenya.

Johnson Muthama has since the establishment of County Governments been opposed to the leadership of Alfred Mutua, as Machakos Governor.