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Martha Karua. Martha Wangari Karua ( / wænˈɡɑːri kəˈraʊ /; born 22 September 1957) is a Kenyan politician. She is a former long-standing member of parliament for Gichugu Constituency and an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. She was Minister for Justice until resigning from that position in April 2009.
The 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis was a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted in Kenya after former President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election held on December 27, 2007. Supporters of Kibaki's main opponent in that election, Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement, alleged electoral ...
Azimio la Umoja selected Martha Karua as Odinga's running mate on 16 May 2022. The Agano Party's Waihiga Mwaure selected Ruth Mucheru Mutua as his running mate. Manifestos. Azimio la Umoja was the first political outfit to launch their manifesto on 6 June 2022.
General elections were held in Kenya on 4 March 2013. [2] Voters elected the President, members of the National Assembly and newly formed Senate. They were the first elections held under the new constitution, which was approved in a 2010 referendum, and were also the first run by the new Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Former Minister of Justice and 2013 presidential candidate Martha Karua created the #LindaKatiba (Protect the Constitution) movement in response to the BBI's perceived end run around the 2010 Constitution, arguing that the BBI represented a return to autocratic rule. She argued that because a presidentially-proposed popular initiative was not ...
The National Rainbow Coalition–Kenya ( NARC–Kenya) is a political party in Kenya. The party was formed after the defeat of the government-sponsored draft constitution. It was formed by National Rainbow Coalition members loyal to the government. [1] The party, though months old, captured 3 parliamentary seats ( Nakuru Town, Saku and North ...
Gichugu Constituency. Gichugu Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kirinyaga County. The constituency was established for the 1963 elections. Between 1966 and 1983 elections it was known as Kirinyaga East Constituency .
Khalwale, was chairman of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee in the 9th Kenyan Parliament, where he made a reputation for leading censure motions against high profile cabinet ministers. He was appointed on a similar role in the 10th Kenyan Parliament. He was educated at Musingu High school before proceeding to Kakamega School for his A levels ...