Mukhisa Kituyi Enters 2022 Presidential Race

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) secretary-general Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi has declared his bid for the presidency. 

Addressing the press in Bungoma on Saturday, Kituyi said he will be on the presidential ballot come 2022 and his main agenda if elected will be implementing policies to improve Kenya's economy.

The 65-year-old added that his international experience makes him the most suitable candidate and challenged other presidential aspirants to tell Kenyans how they plan to resuscitate the country’s economy.

“It is no longer a secret. I will be going for the presidency in 2022. Nobody should tell us who to support. We need a President who will save this country and Kenyans from a bad economy,” he said.

He pointed out that his term at UNCTD is about to expire and will return to the country for rigorous campaigns ahead of the 2022 general election.

Kituyi, who served as the Minister of Trade during retired President Mwai Kibaki’s administration, is Kenya’s highest-ranking diplomat in the UN.

He was appointed the seventh UNCTD secretary-general in 2013 and reappointed for another four-year term in July 2017. The current term expires mid this year.

Kituyi studied political science and international relations at the University of Nairobi, and Makerere University in Uganda.

He joins the list of leaders seeking to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022 including Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi of ANC, and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua.