Lee Kinyanjui


Lee Maiyani Kinyanjui is the second and current governor for Nakuru county.
His Father is the former President Daniel moi

Life and career

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. 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 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 Nairobi University. He served as the assistant minister for roads and later as the chairperson of the National Transport and Safety Authority. He had to resign this position, as he vied for the governorship of Nakuru County.