Dr Julius Makau Malombe, EGH is a Kenyan politician and the first and current elected Governor of Kitui County.
12 Facts About Julius Malombe
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Julius Malombe is elected on a Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya which he won the 2013 elections garnering 163,904 votes.
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Julius Malombe defended his seat on Wiper ticket in the 2017 general election but lost to Charity Ngilu coming third behind former senator David Musila however he recaptured the seat and won after the 9 August 2022 gubernatorial elections with 198,004 votes defeating former senator David Musila who had 114,606 votes and Jonathan with 10,639 votes.
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On 12 December 2022 Dr Malombe was awarded the Elder of The Golden Heart by President William Ruto.
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Dr Julius Malombe began his studies at Matinyani Primary School before moving on to Matinyani Secondary School to complete his O' Levels.
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Julius Malombe went on to enroll at the University of Nairobi to study a bachelor's in economics.
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Julius Malombe completed his masters and PhD from Birmingham University, UK.
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Dr Julius Malombe joined politics in 2012 upon being nominated as the Kitui gubernatorial candidate by the Wiper Democratic Movement Kenya.
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Julius Malombe was unsuccessfully in defending his seat in the 2017 elections losing to Charity Ngilu.
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In 2019 Dr Julius Malombe was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Chairperson of Kenya Water Towers Agency for a period of 3 years in a gazette notice 3 May 2019.
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The court ruled for nominations to be held by Wiper party which Dr Julius Malombe won and thereafter contested the gubernatorial elections and was duly elected as the 3rd Governor of Kitui after garnering 198,004 votes.
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On 12 December 2022, Dr Julius Malombe was awarded the Elder of The Golden Heart by President William Ruto.