Nairobi, Kenya: Jimnah Mbaru will now contest for Nairobi governor seat on Kiraitu Murungi’s Alliance Party of Kenya.
Mbaru defected to APK party after being defeated by former Embakasi MP Ferdinand Waititu in The National Alliance primaries last week.
He will battle it out with Waititu and ODM’s Evans Kidero.
Summary
In the 2013 general elections, Mbaru contested the Nairobi gubernatorial seat on the APK ticket after defecting from The National Alliance (TNA) party.
His defection occurred after he lost the TNA nomination to Ferdinand Waititu, prompting him to join APK and secure a nomination from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
In the 2022 elections, Mbaru did not run for the Nairobi governorship. Instead, he has been involved in various business and philanthropic activities.
Jimnah Mbaru
Jimnah Mbaru is a prominent Kenyan investment banker and entrepreneur, best known as the Chairman and CEO of Dyer & Blair Investment Bank.
With over 30 years of experience in the financial sector, he has played a pivotal role in shaping Kenya’s capital markets.
Early Life and Education
Born in Murang’a County to peasant parents, Mbaru excelled academically, earning a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Nairobi in 1971.
He later obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IMD in Switzerland in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons) from the University of Nairobi in 2002, graduating at the top of his class
