Who is Mututho

John Michael Njenga Mututho (EBS) is a Kenyan politician and the current Chairman of the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) Board. He is a former Member of Parliament  and was elected to represent the Naivasha constituency.

Education

Hon. Mututho has a Diploma in Range Management from Egerton University, Kenya and a Bsc in Range Management and Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Resource Economics and an Msc. in Environment Economics from Latrobe University, Australia.

Career
Before his service in Parliament, Mr. Mututho worked in the civil service for 11 years and was a coordinator of the International Agencies and Government of Kenya projects in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) for 2 years. He designed a water harvesting systems implemented by FAO in Kenya and Ethiopia using shallow pit systems. He was also Chairman of Board of Governors Naivasha Girls Secondary School for 7 years and helped transform the school into a top performer. He founded Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK) in 2002, an NGO through which more than 70,000 computers have been distributed to schools countrywide.

Career in parliament

John Mututho was elected Member of Parliament in the 2007 general elections and later won an election petition with a High Court decision declaring him the winner of the 2007 parliamentary elections for Naivasha Constituency.In February 2014, a court ordered Mututho to deposit KES 6.4 million or have his property auctioned after he lost a case seeking the court to review the costs of his 2007 election petition. As a Member of Parliament, John Mututho served as Chairman Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources which was later renamed the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives that then oversaw 6 Ministries. Mututho is also known for introducing the Alcohol Control Act which among other things limits the operation time of bars and others alcohols selling outlets to 5:00 PM till 11:00 PM on weekdays and 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM on weekends and legalizes consumption and sale of traditional alcoholic beverages. The Alcohol Control Act was enacted in 2010.

As Chairman of NACADA

President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed John Mututho as the Chairman of NACADA on 20th November 2013 after parliament approved his nomination. Soon after his appointment,he reinforced alcohol laws commonly known as mututho law.

2017 ELECTIONS

Hon mututho is gearing up to battle gubernatorial seat whereby he wants to unbeate the incumbent Kinuthia Mbugua, Among other aspirants who are eying Nakuru gubernatorial seat are Lee Maiyan Kinyanjui, and Gicanga Wa Kariuki