MOSES MASIKA WETANGULA

DATE of BIRTH                                                        September 13^th, 1956

GENDER                                                                    Male

FAMILY                                                                      Married

OCCUPATION                                                          Lawyer/Politician

                                                           BIOGRAPHY

Moses Wetangula, EGH, MP, is the 8th Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya since 1963.

Wetangula was born in Born in Nalondo Division of the current Bungoma County.

Educational Background

Wetangula attended Nalondo Primary School, Busakala secondary school, Teremi Secondary School, and Friends School Kamusinga before being admitted to the University of Nairobi, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.

Life in Politics of Moses Wetangula 

He was elected to the position of Speaker on Thursday, 8th September 2022.

Wetangula a Lawyer by profession started his career as a magistrate in 1982. He served as Magistrate in various stations across the country including Kithimani, Machakos, Kisii and Rongo.

He joined politics in 1993 after being nominated to the 7th Parliament (1993-1997).

Between 1997-2013 he served for five terms as Member of the National Assembly representing Sirisia Constituency, and as Senator for Bungoma (2013-2022).

Wetangula has also served in various cabinet positions including Trade and Foreign Affairs during the reign of former President Mwai Kibaki.

He is the party leader of the FORD Kenya party.

In the run up to the 20217 elections, Wetangula joined forces with Musalia Mudavadi to support the presidential candidature of Raila Odinga.

However, Raila lost the election to Uhuru Kenyatta before contesting the results at the Supreme Court of Kenya. 

Later, Wetangula supported William Ruto‘s presidential bid before becoming the speaker of the National Assembly.

He is a staunch Roman Catholic Christian.

On August 27, he met the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, at his Apostolic Palace popularly known as Papal Palace in Vatican City.

In addition, Wetangula, an advocate of the high Court of Kenya is diehard supporter of Premier League side Arsenal.

According to the 2010 Constitution, he is the third in command. 

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