Martin Wambora
politician
Martin Nyaga Wambora (born 9 April 1951) is a Kenyan politician. He is the first governor of Embu County in Kenya after winning on a The National Alliance (TNA) ticket in the Embu gubernatorial elections which was conducted in March 2013. He would later become the first Governor in Kenya to be impeached, not once but twice but he successfully challenged the impeachment later and was overwhelmingly Re-elected in 2017 winning his 2nd term in office. He was a former member of parliament for Runyenjes Constituency from 2003 to 2007. Prior to becoming the governor of Embu County, he served as the chairman of the board of Kenya Airports Authority and led to its winning of the two most prestigious airport industry awards in 2011.
Education
He went to Muragari Primary School in Mukuuri (Runyenjes). He holds an MBA from the University of Hartford (US), a postgraduate diploma in public management and rural development from the University of Connecticut (US), and a B.Sc. in political science from the Makerere University.
Career
He served as a district officer between 1976 and 1984 under the former Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security.#WTC Later on he became District Commissioner in Baringo and Laikipia which later led him to become deputy to District Commissioner of Rift Valley province. Wambora was elected as the Member of Parliament for Runyenjes Constituency in 2003.
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