Amos Kimunya

Amos Kimunya

Amos Muhinga Kimunya (born March 6, 1962) is a Kenyan politician and a Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency. He was Minister of Finance from 2006 to July 2008, when he resigned due to the Grand Regency Hotel scandal. Previously, he was the Minister of Lands and Settlement.

Early life and education

Kimunya was born in Kiambu and immediately migrated to the new Nyandarua District, Kenya.

He holds a Bachelors Degree in Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Nairobi. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, K) and a Certified Public Secretary (CPS, K). He previously served as the Chairperson of ICPAK which is the national body of Certified Public Accountants.

Political career

When the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) won the December 2002 general election, President Mwai Kibaki appointed Kimunya as the Minister of Lands and Settlement. He had been elected Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency. On February 14 2006 he was appointed as Minister of Finance by President Kibaki following the resignation of David Mwiraria, who had resigned to pave way for investigation into the Anglo Leasing Scandal.

Kimunya remained Finance Minister in the Cabinet appointed by Kibaki on January 8 2008, following the controversial December 2007 election. [ [http://allafrica.com/stories/200801080673.html "Kenya: Kibaki Names Cabinet"] , "The East African Standard" (allAfrica.com), January 8, 2008.] After a power-sharing agreement was reached between Kibaki and Raila Odinga, both of whom claimed victory in the presidential election, Kimunya retained his post in the Grand Coalition Cabinet named on April 13 2008. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7345318.stm "Kenya unveils coalition cabinet"] , BBC News, April 13, 2008.] [Anthony Kariuki, [http://politics.nationmedia.com/inner.asp?pcat=NEWS&cat=TOP&sid=1787 "Kibaki names Raila PM in new Cabinet"] , nationmedia.com, April 13, 2008.]

On July 2 2008, Kimunya lost a parliamentary vote of no confidence, which was based on concerns related to the sale of the Grand Regency Hotel. [http://politics.nationmedia.com/inner.asp?sid=2083 "MPs pass vote of no-confidence against Kimunya"] , Nationmedia.com, July 2, 2008.] It was alleged that the hotel was sold for far less than its actual value when it was purchased by a Libyan company. [http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/07/2008781563453941.html "Minister quits over Kenya hotel sum"] , Al Jazeera, July 8, 2008.] In his defense, Kimunya asserted that he had a clean record of fighting corruption. [http://politics.nationmedia.com/inner.asp?sid=2083 "MPs pass vote of no-confidence against Kimunya"] , Nationmedia.com, July 2, 2008.]

On 8 July 2008, Kimunya resigned from the cabinet to pave way for an independent commission to investigate the sale, in which he was involved, after intense public pressure for him to resign over his role in the sale of the hotel. A few days prior to his resignation, he had vowed to remain in his post and fight any attempt to force his resignation, going so far as to announce "I would rather die than resign!" Therefore, his resignation came as a surprise to many.Fact|date=July 2008

References

ee also

*David Mwiraria

External links

* http://www.parliament.go.ke/MPs/members_kimunya_m.php


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