Kilifi County gubernatorial race
Kilifi County governor seat attracted two candidates from the major national political factions – Jubilee party and The National Super Alliance (NASA).
Maitha Gideon Mung'aro is a Kenyan politician. He decamped to Jubilee even after being elected on the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket in 2013 general elections. He was elected to represent the Kilifi North Constituency in the National Assembly.
He is currently the Chairman of the African Union Parliamentary Group. He is also the current Chief-Whip succeeding from Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo.
He is a member in the Parliamentary House Business Committee (Housekeeping), Committee on Selection (Housekeeping), and the Lands Committee (Departmental).
He is also a former Mayor of Malindi Town and represented Malindi in the last parliament before it was split.
Amason Jeffah Kingi was sworn in as the first governor of Kilifi County on March 2013. Prior to his election as a governor, he was the Minister for Fisheries Development between 2010 to March 2013.
He has also served as the Minister for East African community between 2008 and 2010. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Magarini from 2003-2013.
Hon. Kingi received his undergraduate degree in Law from the University of Nairobi in 1998.
He worked with the Constitutional Review Commission as a coordinator for Malindi District until his election as a Member of Parliament for Magarini in Malindi district.
His four-year administration has been accused of misusing Sh51 million.
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