Julius Malombe
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Julius Malombe | |
|---|---|
| 1st & 3rd County Governor of Kitui | |
| In office March 2013 – 22 August 2017 | |
| Deputy | Peninah Malonza |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Charity Ngilu |
| Assumed office 22 August 2022 | |
| Deputy | Augustine Kanani |
| Preceded by | Charity Ngilu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Spouse | Edith Malombe |
Dr. Julius Makau Malombe,EGH is a
EDUCATION
Dr. Malombe began his studies at Matinyani Primary School before moving on to Matinyani Secondary School to complete his O' Levels. He went on to enroll at the University of Nairobi to study a bachelor's in economics. He completed his masters and PhD from Birmingham University, UK.
POLITICAL HISTORY
Hon.Dr.Malombe joined politics in 2012 upon being nominated as the Kitui gubernatorial candidate by the Wiper Democratic Movement Kenya (WDM-K). He successfully campaigned and was duly elected as the first governor of Kitui County after the 4 March Elections by garnering 163,904 votes defeating Julius Kiema Kilonzo of NARC who had 85,723 votes and Philip Nzamba Kitonga of National Labour Party with 24,574 votes.
He was unsuccessfully in defending his seat in the 2017 elections losing to Charity Ngilu.
In 2019 Dr.Malombe was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the Chairperson of Kenya Water Towers Agency for a period of 3 years in a gazette notice 3 May 2019.
Hon Dr. Malombe was given a direct nomination by Wiper Democratic Movement Kenya(WDM-K) which was contested in court by Julius Kiema Kilonzo. The court ruled for nominations to be held by Wiper party which Dr. Malombe won and thereafter contested the gubernatorial elections and was duly elected as the 3rd Governor of Kitui after garnering 198,004 votes.[2]
AWARDS
On 12 December 2022, Dr.Malombe was awarded the Elder of The Golden Heart by President William Ruto. .
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