Eugene Wamalwa
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| Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation | |
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Assumed office 9 July 2015 |
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| President | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs | |
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In office May 2011 – April 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mutula Kilonzo |
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Member of Parliament for Saboti |
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In office January 2007 – January 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Davis Wafula Nakitare |
| Succeeded by | David Wafula Wekesa |
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| Born | April 1st, 1969 Saboti, Trans Nzoia |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | New Ford–Kenya |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Musundi |
| Relations | Michael Wamalwa (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi |
| Religion | Christianity |
Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa is the Current Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Water and Irrigation and former minister for justice. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Saboti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.
Born on April 1, 1969, in Saboti at the foot of Mount Elgon, Eugene Wamalwa took his A levels at Gendia High School in Homa Bay. After the successful completion of his secondary education, be joined the University of Nairobi Nairobi where he undertook a bachelor’s degree in Law and thereafter obtained a diploma in law from Kenya School of Law.
Eugene was admitted to the bar in 1995 and thereafter joined private legal practice. One of his highlights as a practising lawyer was representing President Yoweri Museveni in the 2001 Uganda presidential election petition against opposition leader Kizza Besigye
The death of his brother and vice president Michael Wamalwa Kijana in 2003 vacated the Saboti MP seat. In the following by-elections, Eugene Wamalwa vied for the seat under little known Republican Party of Kenya (RPK). The by-election was won by Davies Wafula Nakitare of NARC.
He again contested the Saboti parliamentary seat on a FordKenya ticket under the PNU umbrella in 2007 and won. He showed interest as a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections but later decided to support Musalia Mudavadi under the AMANI Coalition.
On 17 April 2015, Eugene Wamalwa was nominated as the Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation Services.
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