John Harun Mwau

Hon. Harun Mwau

John Harun Mwau (born 24 June 1948) is a Kenyan businessman and politician. He is the former Member of Parliament for Kilome Constituency. He is the founding chairman Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya (PICK). He was the first director of the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority[1] and ran as a Presidential Candidate in the 1992 Kenyan general election.[2] Prior to his career as a politician, he was a sports shooter and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

2013 election

Mwau vied for senatorial position for Makueni in 2013 Election. He was defeated by Mutula Kilonzo[4]

Cadindate Party Vote
Kiki Mulwa NARC 2,668
Harun MWau PICK 51,162
Mutula Kilonzo WIper 193,539
Muthoka Katumo Independent 2,459
Rejected 1,544
Vote Cast 251,363

2013 Makueni by-election

Mutula Kilonzo Jnr a son of former senator Mutula Kilonzoof Wiper Democratic Party won 163,232 votes to win the Makueni Senate seat in the 2013 by-election. Mwau therefore has lost senatorial election to father and son in a span of 5 month.[5]

Cadindate Party Votes
Mutula Kilonzo Jnr Wiper 163,232
John H. Mwau PICK 6,431
Philip Kaloki NARC 9,762
Katumo Urbanus Independent 517
Kitundu Jane Labour 387
Rejected
Total Cast 180,329

Makueni by-election, the first after the 4 March 2013 general election, was occasioned by the death of Mutula Kilonzo on 27 April 2013. The voter turnout was 60.4%.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eacc.go.ke/default.asp?pageid=2
  2. ↑ http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/ken1992results.htm
  3. ↑ "John Harun Mwau". Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ↑ IEBC
  5. ↑ 2013 IEBC By Election

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