Nationality Kenyan Residence Kinamba Party The National Alliance Children 4 | Spouse(s) Grace Wakahora Political party TNA Name Joshua Irungu | |
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Born 2 February 1970 (age 54) ( 1970-02-02 ) Alma mater Egerton University (B.A Natural resources management)M.A Agriculture and Community development | ||
Cba9 opening ceremony his excellency joshua irungu
Joshua Wakahora Irungu (born 2 February 1970) is a Kenyan politician and community development specialist. He was the inaugural governor of the County of Laikipia from 2013 to 2017, representing the Jubilee Coalition party TNA
Contents
- Cba9 opening ceremony his excellency joshua irungu
- Jubilee revokes Governor Irungu nomination certificate
- Education
- Career
- 2013 General Elections
- Governorship Tenure
- 2017 General Elections
- Family
- References
Jubilee revokes Governor Irungu nomination certificate
Education
Joshua Irungu holds a master's degree in Agriculture and Rural Development in addition to a bachelor's degree in Resource Management from Egerton University.
Career
Up until the year 2000, Joshua Irungu was a civil servant in Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture. He was in charge of Agriculture and Livestock Development officers in charge of Laikipia West and Nyahururu divisions of what was then Laikipia District. He resigned from government and joined USAID, for whom he was in charge of the International Small Group and Tree planting programme(ISGTPP).
2013 General Elections
Joshua Irungu, and his running mate Josephat Kabugi Gitonga won the 2013 Gubernatorial election in Laikipia County by a landslide, having secured the nomination of the National Alliance party earlier in the year.
Governorship Tenure
Joshua Irungu's tenure as governor ran into controversy due to his association with a move by Kenyan politicians calling for the evicting of white settlers from the country. He was said to have demanded the departure of settlers of British origin from Laikipia County for 'failure to support deferral of cases facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto at the international Criminal Court' a statement for which he later apologized
2017 General Elections
Joshua Irungu was narrowly defeated in the 2017 Governor's race by Independent candidate Ndiritu Muriithi.
Joshua Irungu will be remembered for purchasing 4 mongrels at a whooping amount of ksh 700,000.00
Family
Joshua Irungu is married to Grace Wakahora and a father of three sons and a daughter.