WAFULA WAKOLI
| AGE | 42 YEARS |
| GENDER | MALE |
| OCCUPATION | POLITICIAN |
David Wafula Wakoli is the current Senator for Bungoma County, elected in a by-election held on December 8, 2022, under the Ford Kenya party ticket.
The seat became vacant after former Senator Moses Wetangula resigned to become the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Wakoli won by securing 66,032 votes, defeating his closest rival, Mwambu Mabonga of UDA, who had 45,907 votes.
He was born in June 1983.
Educational Background of Wafula Wakoli
He attended St Peter Mumias Primary School for his primary education.
For secondary school, he studied at Musingu High School in Kakamega.
He then proceeded to Egerton University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Education degree.
Career Background
Wafula Wakoli worked as a teacher. He was employed by the Teachers Service Commission in 2011 and posted to Friends Milima Secondary School in Tongaren, where he served until around 2013.
After leaving secondary teaching, he served as a board-of-management teacher, teaching at Bungoma High School and Baptist Secondary in Bungoma.
He also worked as a manager and personal assistant to Moses Wetang’ula, a senior politician, holding that role for over ten years until September 2022.
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In December 2022, he successfully contested a by-election and was elected Senator for Bungoma County under the Ford Kenya party after securing 66,032 votes.
Net worth
Details of his net worth are not publicly known.
However, as a Kenyan senator, Wafula Wakoli earns,
- Gross Monthly Salary: ~Ksh739,600
- Basic Salary: Ksh443,760
- House Allowance: Ksh150,000
- Salary Market Adjustment: Ksh 145,840
- Medical Cover (Annual): Up to Ksh 10 million
- Inpatient: Ksh10 million
- Outpatient: Ksh300,000
- Maternity: Ksh150,000
- Dental: Ksh100,000
- Optical: Ksh100,000
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- Car Maintenance Allowance: Ksh356,525 per month
- Committee Sitting Allowances (Monthly Caps):
- Chairperson: Up to Ksh240,000
- Vice Chairperson: Up to Ksh192,000
- Member: Up to Ksh120,000
- Car Reimbursement: One-time Ksh7.55 million per parliamentary term
- Other Benefits:
- Group life insurance (up to 3× annual pensionable salary)
- Personal accident cover
- Airtime allowance
- Other official perks and reimbursements
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