Daniel Karaba Dickson profile

Biography

Name:              Daniel Karaba Dickson

DOB:                1948, Kiamaina, Kirinyaga, Kenya

Status:             Married

Education

Professional career

He became a professional teacher and was promoted to a deputy principal and later a principal of Kagumo High School, Highway Secondary School, Kianyaga High School, Kirimara High School and Njegas Secondary School. Karaba was also a was Chair of Secondary Schools Heads Association between 1984 and 1998.

Karaba served as a chairman of education committee in the 9th parliament and was given the same role in the 11th parliament as the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

Political career

Karaba ventured into politics in 2002, winning the Kirinyaga Central parliamentary seat on a NARC party ticket. In 2007 he lost the seat to John Ngata Kariuki.

In 2013 he contested for Kirinyaga Senatorial seat on a TNA party ticket and won with a landslide garnering 215,977 votes.