KITHURE KINDIKI
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1972 |
| GENDER | Male |
| OCCUPATION | Politician, Lawyer |
Biography
Prof. Kithure Kindiki is Kenya’s third Deputy President. He was sworn-in on Friday, November 1, 2024. He succeeded Rigathi Gachagua who was impeached.
President William Ruto appointed Kindiki as Interior Cabinet Secretary in 2022 after winning elections.
Education & Career
Kindiki who hails from Irunduni village, in Tharaka Nithi County started his working life in the world of academia.
The CS holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Moi University, followed by a master’s degree in international human Rights Law and Democracy and a PhD in International Law, both obtained from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Afterwards, 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.
Kithure Kindiki Joins Politics
Kindiki joined the government in 2008 after he was appointed as secretary of cohesion in the Justice Ministry. He served in this position for 100 days before resigning and rejoining the world of academia.
Kithure reemerged in the spotlight in 2012 as a member of the team defending President Ruto during his crimes against humanity case at The Hague.
As such, this marked the beginning of his close friendship with Ruto and prompted him to join elective politics.
Term as Senator
Kindiki ran for the Tharaka Nithi senatorial seat in the 2013 general elections on a Jubilee Alliance ticket and won.
The Alliance was a coalition that included The National Alliance (TNA) Party, led by former President Uhuru Kenyatta, and Ruto’s United Republican Party (URP), among others.
He served as the Senate Majority Leader during his first term and was later the Senate Deputy Speaker until 2020 when he was de-whipped.
Kindiki has extensive experience in International Law and Research, having worked with organizations such as the United Nations and the International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section.
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