Kivutha Kibwana was born on June 13,1954 and is a Kenyan politician and human rights activist.
19 Facts About Kivutha Kibwana
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Kivutha Kibwana was Minister for Defence, Minister for Environment and a former member of parliament for the Makueni Constituency.
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Kivutha Kibwana is a former advisor to President Mwai Kibaki.
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Kivutha Kibwana was born in 1954 in Mwanyani, a remote part located in Nzaui District, Makueni County.
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Kivutha Kibwana later attended Machakos School for his O' and A' Levels.
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Kivutha Kibwana obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Nairobi in 1976 and a Master of Law.
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Kivutha Kibwana went to the University of London and George Washington University.
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Kivutha Kibwana graduated from Harvard University with a LLM in June 1984.
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Kivutha Kibwana was the spokesperson of the National Convention Executive Council from 1997 to 2002.
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Kivutha Kibwana was elected as the first governor of Makueni County under the Muungano Development Movement Party which he was leading.
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Kivutha Kibwana did not resign, a petition was filed to suspend Makueni County citing that the Kivutha Kibwana-led executive and the assembly were operating at extreme levels of disagreement.
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Kivutha Kibwana was appointed chairman of the Wiper Democratic Movement Party.
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Professor Kivutha Kibwana was re-elected as Makueni Governor for a second term as Governor for Makueni County at the 2017 general elections.
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One year after being elected, Kivutha Kibwana fell out with Kalonzo Musyoka, the Wiper Democratic Movement Party Leader.
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Kivutha Kibwana claimed that he would have been re-elected regardless of the pre-election pact with the Wiper party.
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Kivutha Kibwana was replaced as Chairman of the Wiper party by Chirau Ali Mwakwere.
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Kivutha Kibwana expressed interest in vying to be the 5th president of the Republic of Kenya in the 2022 general elections.
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Kivutha Kibwana showed hesitance in vying for the Presidency terming a presidential campaign so expensive that one has to have accumulated immense wealth to afford vying.
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Kivutha Kibwana indicated that he would be willing to serve as a pro bono president if his basic needs were met.