Daniel Waithaka
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Daniel Waithaka Mwangi | |
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1st Governor of Nyandarua County | |
Assumed office 27 March 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Francis Kimemia |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Political party | TNA Now Jubilee Party of Kenya |
Alma mater | University of Nairobi ( BCom) |
Profession | entrepreneur, accountant |
Daniel Waithaka Mwangi is the former governor of Nyandarua County in central Kenya, he was elected during the Kenya General Elections of 4 March 2013 and stayed in office until 2017.
Personal life[]
Daniel Waithaka is the director and proprietor of Elite School in Nyahururu. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce, From the University of Nairobi and a certificate in CPA and CPS.[1]
Accountancy[]
Upon graduating from the University of Nairobi, Mr. Waithaka Mwangi joined the Ministry of Co-operative Development in 1972 as a lecturer at the Co-operative College, Karen. He later joined the Bell House Mwangi group of auditors as an auditor serving in both Nairobi and Nakuru. he also had stints at Kenya Tea Development Authority (now Agency) KTDA as an accountant in charge of tea factories before and Longman (K) Ltd (now Longhorn Publishers) as Chief Accountant.[2]
Politics[]
Daniel Waithaka entered electoral politics in 2007 when he contested Ol Kalou parliamentary seat on a Mazingira Greens Party. He was defeated by Erastus Mureithi, of the PNU Coalition. He rejoined politics in 2012 and successfully contested the governorship of Nyandarua under Jubilee coalition party TNA.
Governor Election 2013[]
He emerged victorious during the election after defeating former Kinangop MP Mr David Ngugi and Mr Peter Gathimba.[3]
Candidate | Party | Votes | Comment |
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Daniel Waithaka Mwangi | TNA | 162,418 | Winner |
David Mwaniki Ngugi | GNU | 19,561 | |
Peter Mwangi Gathimba | NARC | 55,896 | |
Rejected votes | 2,313 | ||
Total votes cast | 240,188 |
References[]
- ^ "Daniel Waithaka Mwangi". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ http://www.nyandarua.go.ke/h-e-the-governor/ Archived 8 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine H.E The Governor
- ^ IEBC. "Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission". www.iebc.or.ke. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
External links[]
- County Governors of Kenya
- Living people
- University of Nairobi alumni
- Kikuyu people
- Nyandarua County
- Kenyan politician stubs