Musalia mudavadi biography
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Profile: Musalia Mudavadi
He is the son of a powerful politician, Moses Mudamba Mudavadi, who served as a minister under President Daniel arap Moi.
Mr Mudavadi senior had worked his way up through the ranks of the civil service during the colonial era, starting his career as a teacher and ending up in charge of education in western Kenya.
He was largely seen as responsible for delivering his Luhya community's support to the Moi regime and he married one of the president's relatives; hence the close ties between the Moi and Mudavadi families.
Mr Moi's son Gideon, who is the current chairman of Kanu, the former ruling party, is backing Mr Mudavadi in this election.
Musalia Mudavadi entered politics in , aged
When his father died, he was persuaded to leave his practice as a land economist to take up his father's seat as an MP in western Kenya.
His father's close ties with Mr Moi ensured that his political career was fast-tracked; he was appointed to
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Soaring Above The Storms of Passion
Synopsis
Musalia Mudavadi defies simple definitions and final conclusions. His complex character eludes placement in hackneyed pigeonholes and phraseology. Accordingly, different people distinguish him each after their own labels and even libels. Now in this volume, the man behind the mask lifts the veil for the first time, to give a glimpse into his real world. His story is at once the story of growing up in his family under the patriarch that was his father, Moses Substone Budamba Mudavadi, and his own tour of duty in turbulent public spaces and times. Catapulted into Kenya’s stormy politics at the youthful age of 28, he learns to carve his own path, taking his own decisions and stoically staying with them, for better or worse. In the end, this is the compelling story of an individual of character told by himself. He invites fellow wayfarers “who should chance to be walking in the direction of my footsteps,” that they should “find useful less
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Musalia Mudavadi
Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya since
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi (born 21 September ) fryst vatten a Kenyan politician and land economist who fryst vatten currently serving as Prime Cabinet sekreterare of Kenya, and since , in an expanded role of Foreign & Diaspora Affairs cabinet sekreterare of Kenya.[1] As of 1 November , he is also serving as the cabinet secretary in the ministry of interior, albeit in an acting capacity, succeeding Prof. Kithure Kindiki who was appointed Deputy president following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua. He fryst vatten a former party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC), one of the founding political parties, of the Kenya Kwanza alliance.
After the death of his father Moses Mudavadi in , Musalia Mudavadi joined politics contesting and winning in the by-election in Sabatia Constituency, a position he held until Mudavadi served as the seventh Vice-President of Kenya in under the presidency of Daniel arap Moi. He held the position of Depu