Biography
Musalia Mudavadi
Prime Cabinet Secretary since 2022 and Foreign Affairs CS since 2023. Former Vice President. ANC leader.
Musalia Mudavadi is Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS. Mudavadi has served in government under Moi, Kibaki and Ruto, including as Finance Minister in the 1990s and briefly as Vice President. Born on 21 September 1960 in Sabatia, in today's Vihiga County. Age 66.
- Full name
- Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi
- Born
- 21 September 1960, Sabatia, in today's Vihiga County
- Party
- Amani National Congress (ANC), part of Kenya Kwanza
- Family
- Married to Tessie Mudavadi. Son of Moses Mudavadi, a minister under Moi.
Education
- Nairobi SchoolA-levels
- University of NairobiBA in Land Economics
Career
- 1989Elected unopposed as MP for Sabatia in a by-election after his father's death
- 1989 to 1993Minister for Supplies and Marketing
- 1993 to 1997Minister for Finance
- 1997 to 2002Minister for Agriculture, then Transport and Communications
- November 2002 to January 2003Vice President under Moi; lost his seat in the 2002 election
- 2007ODM deputy party leader and Raila Odinga's running mate
- 2008 to 2013Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government
- 2013Presidential candidate (UDF)
- 2015Founded Amani National Congress (ANC)
- January 2022Took ANC into Ruto's Kenya Kwanza coalition
- 2022Prime Cabinet Secretary
- 2023Also Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs
Where Mudavadi stands
- DAs Finance Minister from 1993 to 1997, served during the liberalisation that ended foreign-exchange and price controls under IMF and World Bank programmes.
- DTook ANC out of the opposition and into Ruto's coalition in January 2022.
- ASaid in August 2026 that he backs Ruto for 2027 and is eyeing the presidency in 2032 (as reported by Kenyans.co.ke).
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Common questions
Who is Musalia Mudavadi?
Musalia Mudavadi is Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs CS. Mudavadi has served in government under Moi, Kibaki and Ruto, including as Finance Minister in the 1990s and briefly as Vice President. Prime Cabinet Secretary since 2022 and Foreign Affairs CS since 2023. Former Vice President. ANC leader.
How old is Musalia Mudavadi?
Born on 21 September 1960 in Sabatia, in today's Vihiga County. Age 66.
What did Musalia Mudavadi study?
BA in Land Economics at University of Nairobi.
Which party is Musalia Mudavadi in?
Amani National Congress (ANC), part of Kenya Kwanza.
What does Musalia Mudavadi stand for?
As Finance Minister from 1993 to 1997, served during the liberalisation that ended foreign-exchange and price controls under IMF and World Bank programmes. Took ANC out of the opposition and into Ruto's coalition in January 2022. Said in August 2026 that he backs Ruto for 2027 and is eyeing the presidency in 2032 (as reported by Kenyans.co.ke).
Sources (3)
- Wikipedia: Musalia Mudavadi
- Kenyans.co.ke: Mudavadi declares 2032 ambition (August 2026)
- Citizen: Mudavadi to AU extraordinary session (August 2026)
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