Kithure Kindiki: I am worth Sh544 Million

Interior Cabinet Secretary nominee Kithure Kindiki says he's worth Sh544 million.

Prof Kindiki, who appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Appointments for vetting at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi today, Tuesday, October 18, 2022, said his wealth comes from investments in land and buildings, bank deposits, investments in shares and deposits in five different saccos.

He said land and buildings account for Sh165million.

"I am also a business person running a number of businesses, SMEs and I'm also a consultant for local and international organisations," he told the National Assembly Committee on Appointments.

During the vetting, Kindiki, failed to provide his National Identification Card blaming this on a "communication barrier by the committee."

He did, however, say that he had sent somebody for the document and that it would be delivered to the committee before the vetting was over.

"I forgot my ID but I have sent for it and it is on the way," he said.

While presenting his resume and extensive career in the legal profession, Kindiki noted that he was the right fit for the Interior Cabinet slot and addressed key issues facing the public and security sectors.

"I have practised law for 22 years and I am listed in the list of counsel licenced to practise law at the International Criminal Court," he said.

Kindiki has served as Senator for Tharaka-Nithi, from 2013 to 2022.

He clinched the seat on his first attempt at elective politics.

He was then elected the first leader of the Majority in the Senate, a position he held until he became the Deputy Speaker after the 2017 general elections.

He was de-whipped from the position in 2020, a casualty of the fall-out between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his then-deputy Ruto.

Before his election, he taught law at Moi and Nairobi universities from 1999.

In 2004 he joined the University of Nairobi where he served until 2005 when he returned to Moi to head the department of Public Law.

He served as Secretary of the National Cohesion in the Ministry of Justice soon after the 2008 post-election violence. He was instrumental in the drafting of the National Cohesion and Integration Act.

However, he resigned after three months and accused the government of lacking the political will to resettle hundreds of thousands of displaced people by the 2007/08 post-poll skirmishes.

He was thrown into the public limelight when Ruto appointed him to his legal team when he faced crimes against humanity charges at the ICC.