Former Makueni County Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana ( centre) attending a funeral on Tuesday, August 15 ( Photo Courtesy)
After months of maintaining a very low political profile, on Tuesday August 15, 2023, former Makueni County Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana made a rare public appearance.
Prof. Kivutha was among the high profile Kenyans who attendee the funeral of a victim of police brutality in Makueni County.
The deceased succumbed to bullet injuries sustained during the bloody Azimio la Umoja coalition demonstrations last month.
The funeral was also attended by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka. Others include: area Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr, former Defence Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa and Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni.
It was one of the rare public appearances for the former Governor who has been missing in action for the last few months.
Prof. Kibwana served as Makueni County Governor for two terms before losing in his quest for senator position during the 2022 general election.
The Harvard University-educated lawyer was one a key member of the former President Mwai Kibaki cabinet. After the 2007 general election, he was appointed as the President’s chief advisor on coalition matters.
Prof. Kibwana had also served as Makueni MP for one term, from 2003 to 2007. Prior to joining the murky world of politics, he served as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi.
Considered one of the second liberation heroes in the country’s quest for multiparty politics, Prof. Kibwana is a respectable figure in Kenya’s reform agenda.
After losing the 2022 general election, Prof. Kibwana decamped to President William Ruto’s axis. He would later announce his retirement from active politics.
The former county chief was also among those who had applied for the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chairperson position. However, Dr Ruto settled on archbishop Dr David Oginde for the powerful position.
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