Ki jana wamalwa biography of michael
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- Wamalwa joined politics in ; his campaigns were flashy and stylish, he flew from one function to another using a chopper
- Kijana Wamalwa being the son of an influential MP, William Wamalwa he learned the art and science of politics at home and in school
- He became Kenya’s 8th vice president as Kibaki succeeded Moi as the country’s third president
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Today marks 19 years since Kenya’s 8th vice president Michael Wamalwa Kijana died.
Political life of Kijana Wamalwa
Wamalwa was one of Kenya’s most vocal politicians who spoke with passion and conviction when on the floor of Parliament and in political gatherings.
He could throw jibes and crack jokes in equal measure. His speeches were electrifying and often stirred a political storm in the country.
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Although he cut the image of combative and agitator politician dreaded by his nem
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The life of Kijana Wamalwa: Kenya’s poorest vice president
Kijana Wamalwa, an alumnus of Cambridge University and London School of Economics was a lawyer and a Shakespeare-quoting lover of classical music and Tom & Jerry cartoons.
After his death, four of Wamalwa’s children Jabali, Muthoni, William Wamalwa and William Wamalwa Jr at some point sought legal redress over their father’s estate against their stepmother, Yvonne.
The two sons, William Samuel and William Wamalwa Jr, through their sister Alice Muthoni, claim their step mother Yvonne Nambia has failed to account for Ksh million that was in their father’s briefcase at the time of his death and Ksh million released by Parliament as his pension.
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Michael Kijana Wamalwa
8th Vice President of Kenya
Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa (25 November – 23 August ) was a renowned Kenyan politician who at the time of his death was serving as the eighth Vice-President of Kenya.
Early life
[edit]Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa was born in Sosio, a village near Kimilili in Kenya's Bungoma district. He was the son of an influential MP, William Wamalwa. He went on to become head boy and the best debater at his secondary school, Strathmore School.[1] He won a national essay competition and represented Kenya at a UN student forum. In , he was awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to study law at King's College London, graduating with a third-class honours degree in Law in before going on to the London School of Economics. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in
He returned to Kenya that same year and taught law at the University of Nairobi. Some of the students he taught there would later become his political all