KIRAITU MURUNGI
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| GENDER | MALE |
| OCCUPATION | POLITICIAN AND AUTHOR |
Kiraitu Murugi is a Kenyan politician and a Former Governor of Meru County. He is an author of “Beyond Politics” and he recently published a Happiness Journal published by the Happiness Resource Centre, where he is the Chief Happiness Officer.
Age
He was born in 1952 in South Imenti, Eastern Kenya.
Kiraitu Murungi Education Background
He started his high school education at Chuka High and later joined Alliance Boys High School for His A-levels.
Kiraitu Murungi is a graduate with a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Nairobi and later pursued a master’s degree in law from the same university.
Further, he enrolled for a master’s degree in law from the Havard School of Law before embarking on building his career.
Recently, he joined a US-based Happiness Studies has launched a Happiness Journal published by the Happiness Resource Centre, where he is the Chief Happiness Officer.
Career Background
He is the former Governor of Meru County, a loss that gave him a blow since he has never lost in any election for the last 30 years.
He is an author of “Beyond Politics” and he recently published a Happiness Journal published by the Happiness Resource Centre, where he is the Chief Happiness Officer.
Kiraitu Murungi started as a Law teacher at the Kenya School of Law and as an Advocate of the High Court for several years.
He was a Human Rights Lawyer and Civil Society Leader, where he was a pioneer in the struggle for human rights and multi-party democracy in the 1990s.
His political career began in 1992 when he became a member of parliament for the South Imenti Constituency.
He held the position for over 20 years before being elected as the Meru Governor in 2017.
From 2005-2012, he served as a Minister of energy in charge of Electricity, Petroleum, and Renewable energy.
During this period, Kiraitu expanded electricity connectivity in rural Kenya, expanded green energy through accelerated development of geothermal resources, and opened oil exploration to International Oil Companies (IOCS) leading to the discovery of Oil in Turkana in 2012.
Additionally, he served as the secretary General of the Party Leader of National Unity (PNU) which was the ruling coalition from 2008-2012.
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Achievements
He was a Human Rights Lawyer and Civil Society Leader, where he was a pioneer in the struggle for human rights and multi-party democracy in the 1990s.
Kiraitu was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award, Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH), and the Jubilee Golden Award of Distinguished Public Service.
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Family
Kiraitu Murungi is a father and a husband. No further information about his family is in the public.
Net Worth
No information about his Net Worth is in the public. However, he is a businessman and an author.
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