Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa is a Kenyan politician who is the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Defence. Until 29 September 2021, he was Cabinet Secretary of Devolution. He is also a former minister for Justice. He also served as Minister for Water and Irrigation. He belongs to the

Jubilee Party The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee ...

and was elected to represent the

Saboti Constituency Saboti Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of five constituencies in Trans-Nzoia County Trans-Nzoia County is a county in the former Rift Valley Province, Kenya, located between the Nzoia River and Mount Elgon, 380& ...

in the

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since the

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Early life

Born on 1 April 1969, in Saboti at the foot of

Mount Elgon Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda.

, Eugene Wamalwa took his A levels at Gendia High School in Homa Bay. After the successful completion of his secondary education, he joined the University of Nairobi Nairobi where he undertook a bachelor's degree in Law and thereafter obtained a diploma in Kabarak University.

Professional life

Eugene was admitted to the bar in 1995 and thereafter joined the private legal practice. One of his highlights as a practicing lawyer was representing President

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in 2001

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presidential election petition against opposition leader Kizza Besigye

Political life

The death of his brother and vice president Michael Wamalwa Kijana in 2003 vacated the Saboti MP seat. In the following by-elections, Eugene Wamalwa vied for the seat under little known

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(RPK). The by-election was won by

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of NARC. He again contested the Saboti parliamentary seat on a FordKenya ticket under the PNU umbrella in 2007 and won. He showed interest as a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections but later decided to support Musalia Mudavadi under the AMANI Coalition. On 17 April 2015, Eugene Wamalwa was nominated as the Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation Services.

References

1969 births Living people Defense ministers of Kenya Kenyan Luhya people Members of the 11th Parliament of Kenya Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) People from Bungoma County {{Kenya-politician-stub