Mutahi Kagwe
Recorded incumbent · Kenya
At a glance
Recorded current position: Cabinet Secretary
Aspirant sought seat: Not listed on this office record (see interactive profile for any separate campaign)
County: Kenya · Constituency: Not recorded · Ward: Not recorded
Party: Non-Partisan
Record updated: 2026-05-04 (record update, not independent verification).
Last verified: Not recorded.
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Biography
Mutahi Kagwe is the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development. Cabinet Secretaries are appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly under Article 152 of the Constitution of Kenya, and head the National Government ministries and state departments. (Source: president.go.ke/cabinet/)
Education
• University of Nairobi — Bachelor of Commerce
Professional experience
• 2025–present: Government of Kenya — Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development • 2020–2022: Government of Kenya — Cabinet Secretary for Health (during COVID-19 pandemic response) • 2013–2017: Senate of Kenya — Senator for Nyeri County • 2002–2007: National Assembly — Member of Parliament for Mukurweini Constituency, Nyeri County • 2003–2008: Government of Kenya — Minister for Information and Communications (Kibaki administration)
Political experience
• 2013–2017: Senator, Nyeri County (TNA → Jubilee Party) • 2002–2007: Member of Parliament, Mukurweini Constituency (NARC) • Senior member: NARC → PNU → TNA → Jubilee Party → United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Kenya Kwanza Coalition
Sources
https://www.president.go.ke/cabinet/
Source attribution is not independent verification.