The Cabinet Secretary nominee for Interior and National Administration Prof. Kithure Kindiki has declared his net worth. While appearing before the vetting Committee on Thursday, August 1, Kindiki said he has a net worth of Ksh694 million.
This is an increase compared to the Ksh544 million value he declared on October 18, 2022, when he appeared before a similar a committee after President William Ruto picked him as Interior CS.
“I have also been asked about my net worth which has increased from Ksh544 million to Ksh694 million. It is true because before I was appointed my wealth was at Ksh544 million. I said at that time that I have run a business which today I don’t practice law, but my law firm is alive and working,” he said.
In 2022, Kindiki said his net worth was Ksh544 million and explained that his sources of wealth included his law practice, salary from his previous employment as well as entrepreneurship.
“At the moment I am an advocate at the High Court where I practice law. I am also a businessperson running a number of businesses, SMEs and I’m also a consultant for local and international organizations,” Kindiki told the committee.
Kindiki explained that much of the increased revenue has come from his law firm which is still active but is still being managed by other people.
The CS nominee explained that he spends his salary and allowances on paying bills.
“Therefore, the increment in my net worth is because of three things: The legal fees some of which were still pending by the time I was when being appointed. I said that there were some unpaid legal fees which some of them were paid,” he said.
“Other than that, I do small businesses, none of my money has come from the public except for the salaries and allowances that I am entitled to.”
Education & Career as Academia
Kindiki who hails from Irunduni village, in Tharaka Nithi County started his working life in the world of academia.
He has Bachelor of Laws degree from Moi University, and later earned a master’s degree in international human Rights Law and Democracy and a PhD in International Law, both from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
He was a lecturer of law at Moi University between 2000 and 2003, before serving the University of Nairobi (UoN) in the same capacity between 2003 and 2005.
In 2005, he was promoted to the head of the department of public law and later became the associate dean of the school at UoN.
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Kithure Kindiki Joins Politics
Kindiki joined the government in 2008 when he was appointed as secretary of cohesion in the Justice Ministry.
He served in this position for only 100 days before resigning and rejoining the world of academia.
Kindiki bounced back to the limelight in 2012, he was part of the team that defended President Ruto when he was facing crimes against humanity case at the Hague.
This marked the beginning of his close friendship with Ruto and prompted him to join elective politics.
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Term as Senator
He vied for the Tharaka Nithi senatorial seat in the on a Jubilee Alliance ticket in the 2013 general elections and won.
The Alliance brought together The National Alliance (TNA) Party led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ruto’s United Republican Party (URP) party among other parties.
He served as the Senate Majority leader between his first term and was the senate deputy speaker, until 2020 when he was de-whipped.
Kindiki is experienced in International Law and Research and has worked with organizations like the United Nations and the International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section.
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