Makueni governor Kivutha Kibwana was recently voted amongst the best performing governors.
The governor’s development agenda was highly praised during the fifth devolution conference held in Kakamega two weeks ago.
The Wiper governor is now serving his second and final term in office with speculations rife that the Kalonzo Musyoka’s close ally could cross over to Jubilee in 2022.
Here are things you didn’t know about Kivutha Kibwana.
Lawyer by profession
Governor Kibwana trained as a lawyer at the University of Nairobi and graduated in 1976.
He studied a Masters degree in law at UoN before proceeding to Georgia University and later Harvard University for further training in law.
An associate professor at UoN
Kibwana worked as an associate professor of law at the UoN between 1977 and 2002.
Advisor to former president Mwai Kibaki
Governor Kibwana was appointed as former president Mwai Kibaki’s advisor on matters constitutional affairs in 2008.
Contested for Makueni parliamentary seat in 2002
Kibwana contested for the Makueni parliamentary seat in 2002 winning on his Muungano Development Movement party ticket.
Muungano party- Chairperson
He was the chairperson of Muunganao Development Movement party until last year when he folded the party to merge with Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper party.
Voted among top-performing governors
In April 2018, Kibwana was voted among top-performing governors. He was hailed for championing development projects and especially the milk-processing plant.
Kibwana has also established a fruits processing plant in efforts to market mango farming that is common in the area.
The Makueni governor recently met with Deputy President William Ruto with speculations emerging that he is being wooed by Ruto ahead of 2022.