Kembi Gitura
James Kembi Gitura is a Kenyan politician who had been Deputy Speaker of the Kenyan Senate between 2013 and 2017.
Kembi Gitura | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the Kenyan Senate | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Speaker | Ekwee Ethuro |
| Majority | 39 (58.2%) |
| Member of the Kenyan Senate | |
| In office 28 March 2013 – 31 August 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Irungu Kang'ata |
| Constituency | Murang'a County |
| Kenyan Ambassador to Belgium | |
| In office March 2009 – August 2012 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
| In office 2003–2007 | |
| Constituency | Kiharu Constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 67–68) Kenya Colony |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | TNA |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
Gitura represented the Kiharu Constituency in the National Assembly (Kenya) from 2003 to 2007. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Kenyan Ambassador to Belgium, serving from 2009 until his resignation in 2012 in order to stand for election to the Senate.[1]
After winning a seat in the Senate, Gitura was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Senate on 28 March 2013. He received 39 votes.[2]
Gituara later lost his seat in to Irungu Kang'ata in the 2017 Kenya general election[3]
References
- "Kenyan envoy quits to vie for Muranga Senate seat". Daily Nation. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- "TNA's Gitura wins Deputy Senate Speaker seat". the-star.co.ke. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/08/10/kembi-gitura-concedes-in-muranga-senator-race-asks-poll-losers-to_c1614380
Speaker: Ekwee Ethuro - Deputy Speaker: Kembi Gitura - Majority Leader: Kindiki Kithure - Minority Leader: James Orengo | |
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