15 Facts About Mukhisa Kituyi

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi was born on October 20,1956 and is a Kenyan politician who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD from September 2013 to February 2021 when he stepped down to run for the Kenyan Presidency.

Mukhisa Kituyi served as Kenya's Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002 to 2007.

Mukhisa Kituyi dropped his presidential bid in March 2022 to support former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.

Mukhisa Kituyi started his Primary Education at Mbakalo DEB Primary School in Mbakalo Ward.

Mukhisa Kituyi was elected to the Kenyan Parliament in 1992, and was twice re-elected.

Mukhisa Kituyi was Kenya's Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002 to 2007.

Mukhisa Kituyi served as chairman of the Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, and was lead negotiator for Eastern and Southern African ministers during the European Union-ACP Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations.

Mukhisa Kituyi was convenor of the agriculture negotiations carried out at the World Trade Organization's Sixth Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong, China in 2005.

From 2008 to 2012, Mukhisa Kituyi was a member of a team of experts advising the presidents of the nations of the East African Community on how to establish more effective regional economic links.

Immediately prior to becoming Secretary-General, Mukhisa Kituyi was Chief Executive of the Kenya Institute of Governance, based in Nairobi.

Mukhisa Kituyi was first elected to Parliament on a Ford-Kenya ticket in 1992, becoming the Opposition Chief Whip.

Mukhisa Kituyi's predecessor was the late veteran politician, Elijah Mwangale.

Mukhisa Kituyi left Ford-Kenya and joined Narc-Kenya and later New Ford Kenya, a breakaway party formed by cabinet minister Soita Shitanda.

Mukhisa Kituyi is married to Ling Mukhisa Kituyi and they have four children.

On June 28,2015, Ivar Makari Mukhisa Kituyi died at the age of 30.