Miguna Miguna Biography and Profile
Miguna Miguna was born in Magina village in Kisumu county in Kenya is the last born in his family. He is named after his dad. That is why he has the same name twice: Miguna wuod Miguna. He is a Kenyan author and columnist. He is also a barrister and solicitor in Canada, and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya.He served as a senior adviser to former Prime Minister Raila Odinga from 2009 to 2011.
Miguna Miguna Education
Miguna Miguna went to Onjiko Secondary before proceeding to Njiiris High School. In both schools, he was a prefect. In 1987, he serving as a student leader at the University of Nairobi, for a BA in Literature and Political science. During his second year at the University of Nairobi, he was elected to the SONU as finance secretary. He was also the editor in chief of the campus newspaper.
After the elections Miguna Miguna was detained by the Moi regime for his political activism.After he was released, Miguna fled to neighbouring Tanzania on foot and briefly stayed in Swaziland. He was granted political asylum in Canada where he continued to pursue his higher education.
In Canada, continued to pursue his higher education where obtained his Bachelor of Arts in political science and philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1990 .He graduated with a first class. He soon thereafter enrolled for a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School. He later pursued masters in law graduating with distinction.
During his college years, Miguna Miguna started to fight racism and discrimination against people of color in Canada. He was a regular contributor in some of the newspapers in Canada with wide readership.He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1995 and the Kenyan Bar in 2008.
Miguna Miguna Political Career
After his return, Miguna Miguna contested in the primaries of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)’s nomination for Nyando Constituency but lost to Frederick Outa Otieno. In March 2009, he was appointed as Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s senior adviser on coalition affairs and concurrently served as the secretary to the Permanent Committee on the Management of the Grand Coalition.
Miguna Miguna launched his first memoir titled Peeling Back the Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya on 14 July 2012 which made People to protest against him and was attacked whilst promoting his book at a hotel in Mombasa and had to be rescued by the police.
In September 2012, Miguna Miguna resigned from ODM as a life member and announced his candidacy for Governor of Nairobi County in the 2013 gubernatorial election as an independent candidate.Miguna endorsed Uhuru Kenyatta in the 2013 presidential election.
Miguna Miguna launched his second memoir in February 2013 titled Kidneys for the King: Deforming the Status Quo in Kenya.
Miguna Miguna said that he was suspended because his enemies in ODM and PNU were piling pressure on the PM to sack him. He was reinstated after he suggested to the media that he would write a book. The PM feared the book would expose him.
Miguna Miguna Job History
2009 – 2011: Senior Adviser on coalition, constitutional and legal affairs to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, Raila Odinga.
- Served as the Joint Secretary to the Permanent Committee on the Management of Grand Coalition Affairs.
- Represented the ODM and Mr. Odinga during the constitutional review process in addition to participating in other important functions of state and government.
2006 – 2009: Senior Adviser and Chief Strategist for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and its party leader, Raila Odinga.
February 1995: Admitted to the Ontario Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor
1989-1994: Coordinator of the Committee for Democracy in Kenya (CDK)
- An exile-based pro-democracy lobby group that successfully campaigned for the repeal of section 2A of the old Constitution that had made Kenya a de jure one party state.
Miguna Miguna Publications
- Disgraceful Osgoode and Other Essays. Toronto: Av Publications. 1994. ISBN 0969822812.
- Songs of Fire. Toronto: Av Publications. 1994. OCLC 31781822.
- Afrika’s Volcanic Song. Toronto: Av Publications. 1995. ISBN 0969822820.
- Toes Have Tales. Toronto: Av Publications. 1995. ISBN 0969822839.
- Peeling Back the Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya. London: Gilgamesh Africa. 2012. ISBN 9781908531216.
- Kidneys for the King: Deforming the Status Quo in Kenya. Ontario: Integrity Books. 2013. ISBN 9780991796205.
Seven Interesting Things About Miguna Miguna
- Miguna Miguna was a student leader at the University of Nairobi 1986 to 1987.
- Miguna Miguna was arrested and detained for championing multi-party democracy in 1987. He was later expelled from the university.
- Miguna Miguna has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Toronto. He also has a Juris Doctor (JD) from The Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the same school.
- Miguna Miguna became the Coordinator of the Committee for Democracy in Kenya (CDK) between 1989-1994.
- Miguna Miguna served as a senior adviser and chief strategist for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and its party leader, Hon Raila Odinga between 2006 and 2009. He has also been a commentator on cultural and socio-political affairs.
- Miguna Miguna has published six books including the popular ‘Peeling Back The Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya’ in 2012 and ‘Kidneys for The King: deForming the Status Quo in Kenya’ in 2013.
- Miguna Miguna was detained during former president Moi’s regime due to his political activism.
Miguna Miguna Profile
From his website
I was a student leader at the University of Nairobi from 1986 to 1987. In November 1987, I was arrested and detained in-communicado before being released and expelled from the University together with some of my colleagues for championing multi-party democracy.
I fled to Tanzania, then Swaziland before being granted political asylum in Canada in June 1988. I obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, with distinction, in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Toronto in June 1990; a Juris Doctor (JD) from The Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in June 1993; and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree, with distinction, from The Osgoode Hall Law School in June 2001. I was admitted to the Ontario Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor in February 1995 and as an Advocate in Kenya in 2008. bar-admission
Between 1989-1994, I was the Coordinator of the Committee for Democracy in Kenya (CDK), an exile-based pro-democracy lobby group that successfully campaigned for the repeal of section 2A of the old Constitution that had made Kenya a de jure one party state.
Between 2006 and 2009, I served as a senior adviser and chief strategist for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and its party leader, Raila Odinga.
From 2009 to 2011, I was the senior adviser on coalition, constitutional and legal affairs to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. I also served as the Joint Secretary to the Permanent Committee on the Management of Grand Coalition Affairs. I represented the ODM and Mr. Odinga during the constitutional review process in addition to participating in other important functions of state and government.
I have been a commentator on cultural and socio-political affairs. I have published six books and thousands of articles in journals and newspapers both in Kenya and abroad. My latest books are Peeling Back The Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya (2012) and Kidneys for The King: deForming the Status Quo in Kenya (2013).
I will be releasing two new books before the 2017 elections.
I am a visionary and committed revolutionary Pan-Africanist who believes in and is committed to a more equal, accountable and transparent governance. I’ve a history of incorruptibility and will instill ethics, honesty, efficiency and order in the delivery of services for the people.
- I was a student leader at the University of Nairobi from 1986 to 1987. In November 1987, I was arrested and detained in-communicado before being released and expelled from the University together with some of my colleagues for championing multi-party democracy.
- I fled to Tanzania, then Swaziland before being granted political asylum in Canada in June 1988.
I was admitted to the Ontario Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor in February 1995 and as an Advocate in Kenya in 2008.
- Between 1989 and 1994, I was the Coordinator of the Committee for Democracy in Kenya (CDK), an exile-based pro-democracy lobby group that successfully campaigned for the repeal of section 2A of the old Constitution that had made Kenya a de jure one party state.
- Between 2006 and 2009, I served as a senior adviser and chief strategist for the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and its party leader, Raila Odinga.
- From 2009 to 2011, I was the senior adviser on coalition, constitutional and legal affairs to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya.
I also served as the Joint Secretary to the Permanent Committee on the Management of Grand Coalition Affairs.
I represented the ODM and Mr. Odinga during the constitutional review process in addition to participating in other important functions of state and government.
- I have been a commentator on cultural and socio-political affairs. I have published six books and thousands of articles in journals and newspapers both in Kenya and abroad. My latest books are Peeling Back The Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya (2012) and Kidneys for The King: deForming the Status Quo in Kenya (2013).
- I am a visionary and committed revolutionary Pan-Africanist who believes in and is committed to a more equal, accountable and transparent governance. I’ve a history of incorruptibility and will instill ethics, honesty, efficiency and order in the delivery of services for the people.
- I’m fully committed to our program of job creation; the bridging of the widening gap between the rich and the poor; the construction of decent affordable housing for the homeless and slum dwellers; and the building of wider and adequate roads controlled by functioning traffic lights.
- The transformation team and I will unveil an infrastructural development of light rapid rail system; a subway system; a sewer and storm drainage system; a solid waste management system; the provision of clean piped water for everyone; adequate bicycle and pedestrian lanes; and a clean environment with gardens, parks and recreational facilities in all estates, especially in low income areas such as the Eastlands.
- Make no mistake about it: I intend to eliminate corruption, land-grabbing, tribalism, nepotism and cronyism. Under my leadership, qualifications, creativity, resourcefulness, industry and ability will be the determining factors on who is employed and in what capacity. Ultimately, merit – not political or personal connections – will count.
- The cartels will be identified, eliminated and banished from the corridors of City Hall for good.
- These are my commitments to you, fellow Nairobians. They are not mere promises!
A MUST READ: Best of Miguna Miguna QUOTES
1. Johnson Sakaja is a visionless bumbling moral toddler with an acute intellectual defficiency.
2. Mike Sonko is a notorious thief and a drug peddler who is functionally illiterate.
3. Dr Evans Kidero is the dean of looters and an irredeemable thief.
4. Esther Passaris is a conwoman with nothing of substance between her ears except the artistry of blackmailing naive old sponsors
5. Bishop Wanjiru should stick to the pulpit business where questions are prohibited because she seem to be the only multi-degree holder with no clue of what a dissertation is but still want to govern the highly literate Nairobians.
6. Jacob Juma was a robbers’ baron who was probably killed by his fellow thugs in the criminal world. He was not a saint though he didn’t deserve to die in that manner.
7. Joho is a semi-literate graduate who is known to feed his Mombasa subjects with drugs and contraband goods instead of real goods.
8. Moses Wetangula is a known thief with no transformative ideology other than stealing.
9. Kalonzo Musyoka is a slippery character who can easily mutate like a chameleon. Trust him at your own peril.
10. Ruto is a political conman with no clear goal or agenda for Kenyans except himself.
11. A modern democratic country like Kenya cannot thrive and prosper when thieves, looters, land grabbers and drug barons occupy public office.
12. The fanatics of cartels and tribal kings wrongly equate truth to insults but they won’t intimidate me because as a leader I have a noble duty to free Kenyans from mental slavery.
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