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Moses Wetang'ula

DATE OF BIRTH


September 13, 1956

GENDER


Male

OCCUPATION


Politician, Lawyer

FAMILY


Married to Anne and Phyllis Wetang'ula, have three children.

BIOGRAPHY


Education background: After his secondary education at Friends School, Kamusinga, he was admitted at the University of Nairobi where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. 

Politics: Mr Wetang'ula is the Ford Kenya party leader. He was first elected MP when the late former President Daniel Moi nominated him to parliament in 1993. Before then, he had served as a magistrate and also represented soldiers who were involved in the 1982 coup after attempt after he joined private practice.

He also served as chairman of the Electricity Regulatory Board after he lost in the 1997 general election. He was finally elected in 2002 and appointed assistant Minister for Foreign affairs. He was elevated to cabinet minister soon after the disputed 2007 presidential election, where he served until 2012 when he was redeployed to the Ministry of Trade. The reshuffle came after he found himself in the crosshairs of a 2012 coup in Mali in which soldiers overthrew the government of President Amadou Toumani Toure, forcing him into hiding. Mr Wetang'ula was eventually evacuated after being trapped in his hotel room for several days.

He was elected senator of Bungoma County in 2013. 

Latest articles on Moses Wetang'ula:

  1. Moneybags: Kindiki, Ichung'wah and Wetang'ula splash cash in Ukambani

    Ichung'wah said they were using their salaries, not public funds.

    ichungwah wetangula kindiki
  2. PREMIUM Fresh push for Luhya unity ahead of 2027 poll

    Luhya leaders in Nairobi have renewed calls for a united front, warning that disunity could cost the region political relevance.

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  3. PREMIUM Day suspicious crash killed politician Fredrick Masinde in Nairobi

    Some witnesses claimed the politician's car was shot at while journalists said it was rammed from behind.

    Fredrick Masinde
  4. PREMIUM Wetang’ula urges court to dismiss case seeking his resignation, arrest

    Activists say he defied a court ruling on the majority and minority parties in the House.

    Speaker Moses Wetang'ula
  5. PREMIUM Court deals fresh blow to Wetang'ula, Kenya Kwanza

    Argument that Speaker was at risk of suffering 'monumental embarrassment' rejected.

    Moses Wetang'ula.
  6. PREMIUM Missing in action: Mudavadi, Wetang’ula skip Ruto, Raila event 

    Absence of two political figures raises questions about their stand on the pact.

    Musalia Mudavadi and Moses Wetang’ula
  7. PREMIUM National Assembly members accuse senators of staging coup over big probes

    MPs tell National Assembly Leader of Majority Kimani Ichung’wah to save the House’s image by getting competent legislators to lead committees.

    Adan keynan
  8. PREMIUM Relief for Wetang'ula in fight against his ouster

    Rights activists want the House speaker punished over alleged defiance of a court verdict.

    Moses Wetang'ula.
  9. PREMIUM Pressure on Wetang'ula to resign or face jail

    Activists want court to amend its orders issued on February 7, to reflect that Mr Wetang'ula cannot continue serving as Speaker so long as he is Ford-Kenya leader.

    Speaker Moses Wetang'ula
  10. PREMIUM President Ruto, Raila Odinga parties stalemate over Budget committee

    The team is key in influencing government spending and monetary policies.

    Parliament
  11. PREMIUM Ruto yields to Raila in deal on House committees

    Azimo to drop its quest to initiate Speaker Moses Wetangula's impeachment.

    Raila Odinga
  12. PREMIUM National Assembly dismisses plan to oust Speaker Wetang'ula

    National Assembly Clerk dismisses censure motion on a technicality.

    Moses Wetang'ula
  13. PREMIUM Day Ruto backed Raila's loss of majority seat

    National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula finds himself in similar situations over ruling on party with most MPs.

     Speaker Moses Wetang’ula
  14. PREMIUM Wetang'ula under siege

    The plot to oust Moses Wetang’ula as Speaker of the National Assembly is thickening.

    Moses Wetang'ula
  15. PREMIUM Why Azimio attempt to withdraw from House committee flopped

    The coalition attempted to withdraw its representation from House Business Committee after its majority quest failed.

    Moses Wentang'ula.
  16. PREMIUM Natembeya’s Tawe movement: Force that never was or a brewing storm?

    The Trans Nzoia governor says the movement embodies rejection of bad governance and a call for fresh ideas.

    Governor George Natembeya at his office at the Trans Nzoia County Government headquarters in Kitale Town
  17. PREMIUM Leaders clash over Wetang’ula ouster claims

    DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa warned the National Assembly Speaker to be careful as there were plans to remove him.

    Moses Wetang'ula
  18. PREMIUM Bill to amalgamate all bursaries into one kitty in the pipeline

    The law seeks to rectify the current uncoordinated approach towards the issuance of bursaries and scholarships

  19. PREMIUM Wetangula sued over Sh298K debt for two German shepherds

    He is accused of failing to settle the debt for two dogs and training services.

  20. PREMIUM Last minute change of heart that cost Stella Lang'at a Cabinet slot

    A number of members initially keen on saving the nominee were talked out of the idea.

    Stella Soi Lang'at