Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui is a Kenyan politician. He is the second and immediate former governor for Nakuru County.
Lee Kinyanjui | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Governor of Nakuru County | |
| In office 21 August 2017 – 25 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kinuthia Mbugua |
| Succeeded by | Susan Kihika |
| Assistant Minister of Roads | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Prime Minister | Raila Odinga |
| Nakuru Town Constituency Member of Parliament | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 28 March 2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | William Kariuki Mirugi |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui 1972 (age 51–52) Nakuru, Kenya |
| Political party | Jubilee Party of Kenya |
| Alma mater | |
Early years and education
editHe is a 47-year-old graduate of Kenyatta University where he graduated in literature and later pursued a master's degree in business administration at the University of Nairobi.
Career
editLee Kinyanjui belongs to the Jubilee Party and was elected to represent the Nakuru Town Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.[1] In 2013, he unsuccessfully vied for the Nakuru gubernatorial seat, losing to Kinuthia Mbugua. He vied for the second time, for the same seat, in 2017, trouncing Governor Kinuthia Mbugua in Jubilee Party primaries. In August, Lee Kinyanjui was elected as the Nakuru Governor, effectively becoming the second governor of the county. He served as the Assistant Minister for roads and later as the first chairperson of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). During his tenure at NTSA, he oversaw digitisation of driving licences and logbook acquisition by introducing TIMS. As Nakuru Governor, Kinyanjui has initiated Mega projects including construction of Level 4 hospitals across Nakuru County, upgrade of 73-year-old Afraha Stadium, rehabilitation of rural roads through Boresha Barabara program and upgrade of Lanet Airstrip into an international airport. Kinyanjui is also pushed for Nakuru Municipality into a city, which it is currently.
References
edit- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.