Eugene Wamalwa, whose full name is Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa, is a Kenyan politician and the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Devolution and ASALs, the expansion of the former Ministry of Devolution. Before then, Eugene was Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation. Wamalwa is also a former minister for Justice and belongs to the Jubilee Party. In 2007, Eugene was elected as an MP for Saboti Constituency in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.
Age
Eugene born on 1st April, 1969, Saboti, Trans Nzoia County
Education
Wamalwa attended Gendia High School in Homa Bay for his secondary education. Upon his completion of secondary education, he joined the University of Nairobi where he studied a Bachelor’s degree in Law and thereafter got a diploma in Kabarak University.
Marriage
Eugene got married to his lovely wife, Lucy Musudi and the two have been blessed with three adorable children. Eugene’s family believes in peace and unity, something that encourages and inspires him to serve people even better. Eugene is a brother to Kijana Wamalwa, the vice president who died while in the office.
Eugene Wamalwa Career
In 1995, he was admitted to the bar and joined private legal practice thereafter. Among Eugene Wamalwa’s highlights as a practising lawyer was representing President Yoweri Museveni in the 2001 Uganda presidential election petition against Kizza Besigye, who was an opposition leader. The death of his brother,vice president Wamalwa Kijana, in 2003 vacated the Saboti MP seat. Eugene vied for the seat on Republican Party of Kenya (RPK), in the following by-elections, where he lost to Davies Wafula Nakitare of NARC.
In 2007, Eugene again contested and won the Saboti parliamentary seat on a FordKenya ticket under the PNU umbrella. Eugene showed interest as a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections but later decided to support Hon. Mudavadi under the AMANI Coalition. Wamalwa was nominated as the Cabinet Secretary for Water and Irrigation Services on 17 April 2015.
Eugene Wamalwa Net Worth
Eugene’s estimated net worth is over Ksh 400 million. The CS Eugene owns farms, a thriving law firm and houses, which bring him a lot of money.
