Eugene Wamalwa

Eugene Wamalwa
[[File:Eugene Wamalwa.jpg Currently =Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALS) /term_start =26th January 2018|frameless|upright=1]]
Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation
In office
9 July 2015 – 26th January 2018
President Uhuru Kenyatta
Preceded by Mwangi Festus Kiunjuri
Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs
In office
May 2011 – April 2013
Preceded by Mutula Kilonzo
Member of Parliament
for Saboti
In office
January 2007 – January 2013
Preceded by Davis Wafula Nakitare
Succeeded by David Wafula Wekesa
Personal details
Born (1969-04-01) April 1, 1969
Saboti, Trans Nzoia
Nationality Kenyan
Political party New Ford–Kenya
Spouse(s) Lucy Musundi
Relations Michael Wamalwa (brother)[1]
Children 3
Alma mater University of Nairobi

Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa is the Current Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Devolution and ASALs, which is an expansion of the former Ministry of Devolution.Until 26th January 2018,he served as Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation.He is also a former minister for justice. He belongs to the Jubilee Party and was elected to represent the Saboti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.[2]

Early life

Born on April 1, 1969, in Saboti at the foot of Mount Elgon, Eugene Wamalwa took his A levels at Gendia High School in Homa Bay. After the successful completion of his secondary education, be joined the University of Nairobi Nairobi where he undertook a bachelor's degree in Law and thereafter obtained a diploma in law from Kenya School of Law.

Professional life

Eugene was admitted to the bar in 1995 and thereafter joined private legal practice. One of his highlights as a practising lawyer was representing President Yoweri Museveni in the 2001 Uganda presidential election petition against opposition leader Kizza Besigye [3]

Political life

The death of his brother and vice president Michael Wamalwa Kijana in 2003 vacated the Saboti MP seat. In the following by-elections, Eugene Wamalwa vied for the seat under little known Republican Party of Kenya (RPK). The by-election was won by Davies Wafula Nakitare of NARC.[4]

He again contested the Saboti parliamentary seat on a FordKenya ticket under the PNU umbrella in 2007 and won. He showed interest as a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections but later decided to support Musalia Mudavadi under the AMANI Coalition.

On 17 April 2015, Eugene Wamalwa was nominated as the Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation Services.

References

  1. ↑ "Eugene Wamalwa finally sworn in as CS for Water and Irrigation". starfmke.com/. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000028578/wamalwa-holds-talks-with-ugandan-leader
  4. ↑ Daily Nation, November 12, 2003: Nakitare's kindness to clash victims earned him victory


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