MUKHISA KITUYI
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| GENDER | MALE |
| OCCUPATION | POLITICIAN |
Mukhisa Kituyi is a Kenyan politician, and former Member of the Kenya Parliament representing the Kimilili constituency in Western Kenya.
Age
Kituyi was born in 1956 in Bungoma District of Western Kenya.
Mukhisa Kituyi Educational Background
He has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen from 1986-1989.
Additionally, he holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Developmental Studies and Social Anthropology from the University of Bergen from 1983-1989.
From 1980-1982 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government from Makerere University.
Career Background
Kituyi has served as a Kenyan politician before in 2013 he became Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
He stepped down in 2022, to eye on a presidential position.
From 1992-2007, he served as a member of parliament for the Kimilili constituency in Western Kenya.
Additionally, from 2002-2007 he was the minister for Trade and Industry. He played a role in trade diplomacy in the East African region.
In 2010, he worked as the Executive Director at the Kenya Institute of Governance in Nairobi.
Kituyi was a Research Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington from 2009-2010.
Moreover, in his early years, he was the Director of the African Centre for Technology Studies from 1990-1991 in Nairobi as a Programme Officer at the Norwegian Agency for International Development.
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Family
Mukhisa is married to Dr Ling Mukhisa Kituyi and together they have four children. His wife is Norwegian.
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Net Worth
His net worth has not been disclosed to the public. However, he faced a 35 million accumulated debt that he owed fellow politician Patrick Musimba.
During the case period, he almost faced bankruptcy.
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