William Gitau
| William Gitau | |
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| 1st Governor of Kiambu County | |
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Assumed office 27 March 2013 | |
| Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
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In office 2010–2013 | |
| Constituency | Juja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1961 |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | TNA |
| Alma mater | Panjab University (BCom) |
| Occupation | tyrant |
William Kabogo Gitau (born 5 April 1963) is a Kenyan politician. He is the Governor of Kiambu County[1] and is with the National Alliance Party (TNA).[2]
He won the governorship in a March 2013 general elections. He is the immediate former Juja MP which he won in 2010 by-elections trouncing Alice Wambui of Kenya National Congress who was distant second, while the previous MP, George Thuo of PNU was left third.[3] In 2017 he lost the jubilee ticket and conceded defeat way before the results were announced.
He was defeated by his bitter Rival Ferdinand Waititu for the Jubilee Gubernatorial ticket in 2017 and thereafter quit the Jubilee Party and declared that he will run as an independent candidate. <ref> http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/05/kabogo-defend-kiambu-governor-seat-independent-candidate/. Missing or empty |title= (help)<ref>
He is said to have insulted women while bragging of his wealth and might.
References
- ↑ "Govt revokes 345 irregular land titles". Daily Nation. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ "Narc kenya Upsets PNU and ODM to clinch Juja and Makadara seats". The Kenya Weekly Post. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Daily Nation, 20 September 2010: PNU trounced in Juja as ODM wins Starehe
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