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”’Abraham Kithure Kindiki”’ (born 17 July 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Kithure Kindiki |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/people/prof-kithure-kindiki-3815226 |access-date= |website=nation.africa/kenya |date=5 August 2024 }}</ref> is a Kenyan politician and lawyer who is the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Administration of National Government. He is the Deputy President following the impeachment of the former Deputy President <ref>https://www.citizen.digital/news/president-ruto-fires-all-cabinet-secretaries-n345679&ved=2ahUKEwiX5OiEg5-HAxUV2wIHHSDJDbcQFnoECA8QAw&usg=AOvVaw35rCF6BI0abMvTdcsT-I7C {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maringa |first=George |title=President Ruto appoints 22 Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney-General and Secretary to the Cabinet |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001459125/president-ruto-appoints-22-cabinet-secretaries-attorney-general-and-secretary-to-the-cabinet |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> He represented [[Tharaka-Nithi County]] in the [[Senate of Kenya|Kenyan Senate]] from 2013 until 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Prof Kithure Kindiki |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/people/prof-kithure-kindiki-3815226 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref> |
”’Abraham Kithure Kindiki”’ (born 17 July 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prof Kithure Kindiki |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/people/prof-kithure-kindiki-3815226 |access-date= |website=nation.africa/kenya |date=5 August 2024 }}</ref> is a Kenyan politician and lawyer who is the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Administration of National Government. He is the Deputy President following the impeachment of the former Deputy President <ref>https://www.citizen.digital/news/president-ruto-fires-all-cabinet-secretaries-n345679&ved=2ahUKEwiX5OiEg5-HAxUV2wIHHSDJDbcQFnoECA8QAw&usg=AOvVaw35rCF6BI0abMvTdcsT-I7C {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maringa |first=George |title=President Ruto appoints 22 Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney-General and Secretary to the Cabinet |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001459125/president-ruto-appoints-22-cabinet-secretaries-attorney-general-and-secretary-to-the-cabinet |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> He represented [[Tharaka-Nithi County]] in the [[Senate of Kenya|Kenyan Senate]] from 2013 until 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Prof Kithure Kindiki |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/people/prof-kithure-kindiki-3815226 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref> |
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Kenyan politician and lawyer
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Abraham Kithure Kindiki |
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| Born | 17 July 1972 |
| Spouse | Joyce Gatiiria Njagi |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Lenana School |
| Alma mater | Moi University |
| Occupation | Deputy President – The Republic of Kenya |
Abraham Kithure Kindiki (born 17 July 1972)[1] is a Kenyan politician and lawyer who is the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Administration of National Government. He is the Deputy President nominee following the impeachment of the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua [2][3] He represented Tharaka-Nithi County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 until 2022.[4]
Early life and education
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Kindiki was born and raised in Tharaka-Nithi County. Kindiki attended Lenana School[5] where he scored Grade C in his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Since this grade failed to meet university pass mark he decided to retake the exam at Tharaka Boys High School.[6]
In 1998, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from Moi University. In 2000 he obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Human Rights Law and Democracy from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He also attended the Advocates’ Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies at the Kenya School of Law in 2001, which is a requirement for one to qualify as an advocate after completing a bachelor’s degree in law. In 2002, he graduated with a PhD in International Law from the University of Pretoria.[7]
In 1999, he began working as a law lecturer at Moi University. He started working at the University of Nairobi in 2004 and remained there until 2005 when he returned to Moi University to lead the public law department.[8]
In the 2013 Kenyan general election, Kindiki was elected to represent Tharaka-Nithi County in the Senate.[9] He was chosen to serve as the Senate’s first majority leader.[10] He was reelected in the 2017 election, and was chosen to be the Deputy Speaker of the Senate. In 2020, Kindiki was removed from the position of deputy speaker.[11]
Kindiki was among the top candidates considered to be William Ruto’s running mates for his presidential campaign. Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua was chosen instead.[12] Kindiki was instead appointed to serve as the Minister of the Interior.[13] Mwenda Gataya succeeded him in the Senate.[14] Kindiki was dismissed from the cabinet on July 11, 2024, but was reappointed back to the cabinet on July 19, 2024, as the Cabinet secretary for Interior and Administration of National Government.
He married Joyce Gatiiria Njagi in 2001. They have three children.
