Irungu Kang'ata

Irungu Kang'ata
Governor of Murang'a County
Assumed office
25 August 2022
Preceded byMwangi wa Iria
Senator of Murang'a County
In office
31 August 2017 – 25 August 2022
Preceded byKembi Gitura
Succeeded byJoe Nyutu
Majority Chief Whip
In office
2020–2021
Preceded bySusan Kihika
Member of Parliament for Kiharu
In office
28 March 2013 – 31 August 2017
Preceded byBarnabas Muturi Mwangi
Succeeded byNdindi Nyoro
Councillor Central Ward of Murang'a
In office
2002–2007
Personal details
BornFrancis Irungu Kang'ata
(1980-02-20) 20 February 1980
Kiharu, Murang'a District, Central Province, Kenya
PartyUDA
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
Awards
  • People's Shujaaz Award
  • CDF Management Award
Websitewww.irungukangata.co.ke
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Francis Irungu Kang'ata (born 20 February 1980) is a Kenyan politician and the current governor of Murang'a County. He is also the former senator of the same county, and the former Senate of Kenya Majority Chief Whip, former member of parliament for Kiharu Constituency and a former Councilor for Central Ward in Murang'a. He is a law graduate from the University of Nairobi and a principal in the firm Irungu Kang'ata & Co. Advocates. He holds PhD in Law from the University of Nairobi and teaches Law at Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi.