Moses Kuria

Moses Kuria is a Kenyan politician and the current member of Parliament for Gatundu South from 2013. He was re-elected as an MP during the 2017 general elections to serve for a 5-year parliamentary term, running until 2022 [1] He is a member of the Jubilee Party. He was first elected unopposed to the position after it was announced vacant following the death of Hon. Jossy Ngugi, who was elected to represent the people of Gatundu South on TNA party.

Moses Kuria
Office
Member of ParliamentGatundu South
Assumed office2017
Political partyJubilee
Personal information
Year of birth1971
NationalityKenyan
Alma Mater
UndergraduateUniversity of Nairobi, BCom
SecondaryIturu Secondary Sch.
PrimaryGithuya Primary Sch.
Job history
2009 - Manager of Bs. ProcessAl Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arab
2007 - Chief Operating OfficerWamad Info. Services, Dubai
1995 - Head of Bs. Process, Afr.Standard Chartered Bank
1994 - AuditorFamily Finance and Building Society
MP

Political career

Kuria is a staunch admirer of former President Kibaki.[2] He attributes his admiration for politics to the former president. His political journey started when he joined Kibaki's team through Uhuru Kenyatta's Kanu Party.

Controversy

Kuria's political career has been marred by controversy. He has been incarcerated severally and charged with hatespeech.[3][4] His ravaging attacks on Kenya's opposition has created a sharp schism among political protagonists; while the opponents feel that Kuria is a 'loose cannon' who is poised to incite his community against the others, his proponents believe that he is an ardent defender of their interests in the political arena.[5]

References
  1. http://info.mzalendo.com/person/moses-kuria/
  2. "Moses Kuria Biography, Education, Tweets and Contacts". Softkenya.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. "Moses Kuria arrested over Raila hate speech". Nairobi News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. Cherono, Stells (2017). "Moses Kuria, Muthama arrested over hate speech claims". Daily Nation.
  5. Shahbal, Suleiman. "Is Moses Kuria Clinically Insane?". The Standard. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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