Musalia Mudavadi
Recorded incumbent · Vihiga
At a glance
Recorded current position: Prime Cabinet Secretary
Aspirant sought seat: Not listed on this office record (see interactive profile for any separate campaign)
County: Vihiga · Constituency: Not recorded · Ward: Not recorded
Party: Amani National Congress
Record updated: 2026-05-04 (record update, not independent verification).
Last verified: Not recorded.
Directory entries reflect recorded data and may be incomplete or disputed; an approval status is not evidence of independent verification.
Biography
Hon. Musalia Mudavadi is the Prime Cabinet Secretary of the Republic of Kenya and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs. The Prime Cabinet Secretary assists the President and the Deputy President in the co-ordination and supervision of Government Ministries and State Departments, chairs and co-ordinates the National Government legislative agenda across all ministries and state departments in consultation with the Party/Coalition Leaders in Parliament, and — in liaison with the Ministry responsible for Interior and National Administration — oversees the implementation of National Government policies, programmes and projects. The Prime Cabinet Secretary also chairs the Principal Secretaries Committees and supervises the technical monitoring and evaluation of Government policies, programmes and projects. (Source: president.go.ke/administration/office-of-the-prime-cabinet-secretary/)
Education
• 1986: University of Nairobi — Bachelor of Arts in Land Economics • 1981: Nairobi School (formerly Prince of Wales) — Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education
Professional experience
• 2022–present: Government of Kenya — Prime Cabinet Secretary & Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs • 2008–2013: Government of Kenya — Deputy Prime Minister (Grand Coalition Government) • 2002: Government of Kenya — Vice-President of the Republic of Kenya • 1999–2002: Ministry of Finance — Minister for Finance and Planning • 1998–1999: Ministry of Agriculture — Minister for Agriculture • 1997–1998: Ministry of Local Government — Minister for Local Government • 1993–1997: Ministry of Transport and Communications — Minister • 1991–1993: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting — Minister • 1989–1991: Ministry of Supplies and Marketing — Minister
Political experience
• 1989–2013: Member of the National Assembly for Sabatia Constituency, Vihiga County (six consecutive terms) • 2012–present: Founding Leader, Amani National Congress (ANC) party • 2022: Co-Principal, Kenya Kwanza Coalition (with President William Ruto and others) • 2017: Principal, National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition • 2013: Presidential candidate, United Democratic Forum (UDF) / Amani Coalition (3rd place) • 2002: Presidential candidate, KANU (briefly, before stepping aside) • Pre-2012: Senior member of KANU; later founding member of UDF
Claimed achievements (not independently verified)
• Longest-serving sitting Member of Parliament from Western Kenya (24 consecutive years, Sabatia, 1989–2013) • First holder of the office of Prime Cabinet Secretary in Kenya (created in 2022) • Served as Vice-President of Kenya (2002) and Deputy Prime Minister (2008–2013) • Founding party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC), one of the principal parties in successive ruling coalitions • Co-Principal of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition that won the 2022 General Election
Sources
Source attribution is not independent verification.