James Kembi Gitura profile

Biography

Name:              James Kembi Gitura

DOB:                1953, Murang’a, Kenya

Status:             Married

Education

Professional career

He runs his law firm, Kembi-Gitura & Co Advocates.

Political career

Gitura represented the Kiharu Constituency in the Kenyan Parliament from 2003 to 2007. Subsequently, he was appointed as the Kenyan Ambassador to Belgium, serving from 2009 until his resignation in 2012 in order to stand for election to the Senate.

After winning a seat in the Senate, Gitura was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Senate on 28 March 2013. He received 39 votes. He is affiliated to Jubilee party.