Ali Mohamud Mohamed is the current governor of Marsabit County.
The county boss trounced his predecessor, Ukur Yattani, in the hotly contested August 8, 2017, General Election on an ODM ticket.
Apart from the gubernatorial position, he is serving, here are 4 other interesting things you may not know about the governor who is serving his first term in the office.
Education Background
The county boss started his education at Uran Primary school in 1980 before proceeding to Starehe Boys Centre for his secondary level in 1988.
Having successfully finished his secondary level, he proceeded to the University of Nairobi where he perused undergraduate Bachelor of Building Economics and Management.
Ministerial position.
He served in the position of Assistant Minister for Special Programs during the reign of the retired President Mwai Kibaki.
He served in the position until the year 2012.
Member of Parliament
The county boss was a member of parliament for Moyali constituency between 2007-2012.
During his tenure, he is on the record for clashing with the security personnel in the area over what he termed as selective application of the law on constituents following a wave of violence that bedevilled the region.