Wednesday, 07 October 2015-Controversial Gatundu South MP, Moses Kuria, has of
late been courting controversies from right left and centre. From inciting his constituents
to revealing ICC witness, Kuria is never short of dramas.
But here are 11
things that you probably never knew about the controversial legislator. Notice how he has had a successful career in the banking industry.
1. He was born in 1971 at his
rural home and started school at Githuya Primary School in Gatundu completing
his primary education in 1983.
2. He proceeded to pursue his
secondary education at Ituru Secondary School sitting for his exams in 1987.
3. Mr Kuria was later
admitted at University of Nairobi where he pursued a Bachelor of Commerce
graduating in 1993.
4. While at the University he
was the treasurer of the Students Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU)
which served a prelude to his entry into politics.
5. He has worked as an
auditor, accountant and banker from 1994 when he started as an auditor at a
firm and ended up at Standard Chartered Bank in 1995 as the head of business
process re-engineering, Africa.
6. While at Standard
Chartered Bank he experienced both his highest and lowest moments in his career,
the highlight being in 1997 when he pioneered the bank’s hubbing process.
However, in 1999 he lost an opportunity to become the bank’s head of operation
which was taken by Jeremy Awori, now Barclays Bank CEO.
7. He left the country in
late 1999 for a job at Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia where he became the
manager of business process re-engineering a position that was availed to him
by his former boss Chris Wingfield.
8. He married Joyce Njambi
while in Saudi Arabia and together they have two sons aged 12 and 10.
9. His last stint in the
corporate world was at Wamad Information Services in Dubai where he was the
chief operating officer before leaving in 2007 to join politics.
10. In 2007 he joined the
Party of National Unity (PNU) as Director of Programs and Spokesperson. The
change of career, Kuria says, was motivated by his patriotism to Kenya as he
realized the tension that was there before elections would cripple the economy.
11. In 2013 he became The
National Alliance (TNA) officer in charge of strategy, a position he held until
he was elected Gatundu South MP during a by-election in 2014
Source; Nairobi News.
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