Amason Jeffah Kingi
Recorded incumbent · Kilifi
At a glance
Recorded current position: Speaker of Senate
Aspirant sought seat: Not listed on this office record (see interactive profile for any separate campaign)
County: Kilifi · Constituency: Not recorded · Ward: Not recorded
Party: Pamoja African Alliance (PAA)
Record updated: 2026-05-04 (record update, not independent verification).
Last verified: Not recorded.
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Biography
The Right Honourable Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH, Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Kenya is a lawyer by profession, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He holds a Law Degree (LLB) from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law. He is an alumnus of Alliance High School which he joined after undertaking his basic education, first at Kamale Primary School, and then at Kambi ya Waya Primary School, in Magarini, Kilifi County. The Rt Hon Amason Jeffah Kingi assumed his new role as Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Kenya after successfully concluding his two official terms as Governor of Kilifi County from 2013 to August 2022. As a member of the Council of Governors, The Rt Hon Amason Kingi serve d as chairman of the CoG Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Inter-governmental Relations . Hon Amason Kingi, married with children, made his political debut in May 2007, in a by-election for the Magarini Parliamentary seat. Though he lost in this first bid, he easily captured the seat in the December 2007 General Election. He was subsequently appointed to the Cabinet and, at 3 4 , became the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Grand Coalition Government under President Mwai Kibaki. He went on to serve in successive Cabinet portfolios, namely: • Minister for East African Cooperation • Minister for Fisheries • Minister for Industrialization
Education
LLB - University of Nairobi; Diploma in Law - Kenya School of Law
Professional experience
• Lawyer by profession; Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. • Active member of the Law Society of Kenya. • LLB, University of Nairobi. • Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law.
Political experience
• May 2007: Political debut — contested the Magarini Parliamentary seat in a by-election (lost). • December 2007: Elected Member of Parliament for Magarini Constituency in the General Election. • 2008–2013: Cabinet Minister in the Grand Coalition Government under President Mwai Kibaki — held three successive portfolios: Minister for East African Cooperation, Minister for Fisheries, and Minister for Industrialization. At 34 years old, he was the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Grand Coalition Government. • 2013 – August 2022: Two official terms as Governor of Kilifi County. • Member of the Council of Governors (CoG); served as Chairman of the CoG Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Inter-governmental Relations. • 8 September 2022 – present: Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya.
Claimed achievements (not independently verified)
• Speaker of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya (since 2022). • Two-term Governor of Kilifi County (2013–August 2022). • Held three successive Cabinet portfolios under President Mwai Kibaki: East African Cooperation, Fisheries, and Industrialization. • At age 34, became the youngest Cabinet Minister in the Grand Coalition Government. • Chaired the Council of Governors Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Inter-governmental Relations.
Sources
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