Nairobi, Kenya: Nominated Member of Parliament for Special Interest Groups Isaac Mwaura on Friday ditched his sponsoring party ODM for Uhuru Kenyatta’s JAP.
In a statement, he said he has notified Party Leader Rt.Hon. Raila Odinga of his decision to work closely with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“This is after extensive consultation with the people of Ruiru and as they say, all politics is local,” he said.
“I remain most grateful and honoured for the special consideration by my Party Leader to nominate me to represent special interests in Parliament and also having served in his office as Advisor on special interest groups,” said Mwaura in his departure note.
The nominated legislature further thanked President Uhuru for integrating disadvantaged groups in national agenda and resources allocation.
Mwaura is said to be eyeing Ruiru Parliamentary seat in the forth- coming 2017 general election.
Source-standardmedia.co.ke
About Isaac MwauraÂ
Isaac Maigua Mwaura (born 29 May 1982) is a Kenyan politician, a disability advocate and currently Cabinet Admistrative Secretary (CAS) – Deputy Minister in the [./Office_ohttps://www.president.go.ke/administration/office-of-the-prime-cabinet-secretary/f_Prime_Cabinet_Secretary Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary] within the Presidency.
Mwaura is a former Senator[3] in the Kenya’s Senate under the Jubilee Party of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, nominated to represent Persons with Disabilities where he served from 2017 to 2022.
He was the third person to occupy that position under the constitution of Kenya, 2010. He also served as member of Parliament in the National Assembly from 2013 to 2017 after having been nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement Party to represents Special Interest Groups.
He was the first Member of National Assembly (MP) and Senator in Kenya with Albinism. Currently, he is a member of United Democratic Alliance Party (UDA) which is ruling party under the Kenya Kwanza Administration of President William Samoei Ruto.
Mwaura served as a Senior Adviser to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga from 2010 to 2012 on Public Policy on Special Interest Groups-https://en.wikipedia.org/
Nominated MP Isaac Mwaura ditches ODM ahead of 2017 poll
