Johnson Muthama
| Hon.Johnstone Muthama | |
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| Member of the Kenyan Senate | |
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In office 28 March 2013 – 8 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Ngei (1966) |
| Succeeded by | Boniface Kabaka |
| Constituency | Machakos County |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
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In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | Kangundo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 October 1954 Kenya Colony |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | WDM-K |
| Children | Ruth Muthama, Christine Muthama, Moses Muthama, Naomi Muthama, Alice Muthama, Janet Muthama, Margaret Muthama, Patricia Muthama, Lyndah Muthama, Paul Nathan Muthama, William Muthama (JNM) Jr. |
| Residence | Nairobi |
| Occupation | Businessman and Politician |
Johnstone Nduya Muthama is a Kenyan business man and politician. He belongs to Wiper Democratic Movement-Kenya. He served as second Machakos Senator and was the first to hold the office under the Kenya Constitution 2010. He was also the last MP of larger Kangundo Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya from 2007 to 2013.[1] currently he is the CORD Alliance chief whip in the senate.
Muthama is one of the hard stand politicians who have openly disagreed with jubilee government policies. He is affiliated to Kalonzo Musyoka, the presumed leader of kamba politics in Kenya
In early November 2013, Senator Muthama publicly announced that the government of Uhuru Kenyatta had withdrawn his security due to his stand over the ongoing cases in the international Criminal Court where Uhuru Kenyatta is facing trials. Muthama categorically stated that he was not going to relent from speaking the truth.Muthama has been a case of controversial on goings.
In June 2016, Senator Muthama was among Eight Kenyan politicians arrested for hateful public utterances.[2] Six of the politicians were later arraigned in court.[3] They were detained for four days in various police stations around Nairobi before reappearing in court. The charges against Senator Muthama were dropped on 28 July 2016.[4] He has opposed the nomination of Wavinya Ndeti as Wiper Party candidate for the office of the Machakos County.
References
- ↑ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.. Parliament of Kenya. He is also a business man with interest in the precious stones industry. He owns the Muthama Gemstones Ltd. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ↑ "Court detains eight politicians in hate speech probe". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
- ↑ Six politicians to face hate speech charges - Muhoro, retrieved 2016-09-28
- ↑ "Court drops hate speech charges against Muthama". Retrieved 2016-09-28.