Amos Kimunya

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Amos Kimunya at the 2006 IMF Annual Meetings

Amos Muhinga Kimunya (born March 6, 1962), is a Kenyan politician and the Majority Leader of the National Assembly of Kenya under the

Grand Regency Hotel scandal
. Previously, he was the Minister of Lands and Settlement. In 2019 Amos Kimunya graduated from the United States International University (Nairobi) with a PhD in business administration. On June 22 Hon. Kimunya replaced Hon. Aden Duale for the position of majority leader of the National Assembly.

Early life and education

Kimunya was born in Kiambu and at about the same time his family relocated to the new Nyandarua District, where he grew up. He attended Njabini Boys High School in the 80s before joining the University of Nairobi.

He holds a

Certified Public Accountants
. In 2014 he was awarded a Global Executive Masters of Business Administration (GEMBA) from the United States International University Africa . He was the top student that year in the program with a GPA of 4.0.

Political career

When the

Anglo Leasing Scandal.[citation needed
]

Kimunya remained Finance Minister in the Cabinet appointed by Kibaki on January 8, 2008, following the controversial

December 2007 election.[1] After a power-sharing agreement was reached between Kibaki and Raila Odinga, both of whom claimed victory in the presidential election, Kimunya retained his post in the Grand Coalition Cabinet named on April 13, 2008.[2][3]

On July 2, 2008, Kimunya lost a parliamentary vote of no confidence, which was based on concerns related to the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel.[4] It was alleged that the hotel was sold for far less than its actual value when it was purchased by a Libyan company.[5] In his defense, Kimunya asserted that he had a clean record of fighting corruption.[4]

Kimunya resigned from the cabinet on 8 July 2008 to pave way for an independent commission to investigate the sale, in which he was involved,[5] after intense public pressure for him to resign over his role in the sale of the hotel. A few days prior to his resignation, he had vowed to remain in his post and fight any attempt to force his resignation, going so far as to announce "I would rather die than resign!" Therefore, his resignation came as a surprise to many.[6]

On 25 November 2008, an official inquiry cleared Kimunya of any wrongdoing. The commission's report was not made public.[7]

Kimunya was reappointed to the cabinet by President Kibaki as Minister of Trade on 23 January 2009.[8]

On August 15, 2009 his guard was shot dead by gangsters while driving Nairobi. Kimunya was not at the scene.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kenya: Kibaki Names Cabinet", The East African Standard (allAfrica.com), January 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "Kenya unveils coalition cabinet", BBC News, April 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Anthony Kariuki, "Kibaki names Raila PM in new Cabinet"[permanent dead link], nationmedia.com, April 13, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "MPs pass vote of no-confidence against Kimunya"[permanent dead link], Nationmedia.com, July 2, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Minister quits over Kenya hotel sum", Al Jazeera, July 8, 2008.
  6. ^ "Kimunya: Why I won't resign over hotel saga". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  7. ^ Kenya hotel saga: FM off the hook
  8. ^ PM announces cabinet reshuffle, Radio France International, 23 January 2009
  9. ^ August 17, 2009: Kimunya’s guard killed in night attack[permanent dead link]

External links

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