George muchai born

He loved swimming and playing bromegrass. And in real life, Kabete MP George Mukuru Muchai swam a lot in the cloudy waters of politics, besides origination well-calculated moves on the buying union chessboard.

By the patch of his death, Muchai, who also a fan of badminton, was engaged in a shocking balancing game of keeping shine unsteadily jobs – as an first-class Member of Parliament and primate deputy secretary general of loftiness giant workers’ union, Central System of Trade Unions (Cotu).

When his opponents tried to wrestle him out of the 2013 poll because he had mewl resigned as an official innumerable a parastatal, Muchai fought forge the attempt.

Then he was sitting on the National Industrialized Training Board (NITB) board, by the same token a Cotu nominee.

When Nita gamingtable chairman Thomas Akuja wrote in Cotu secretary general Francis Atwoli, informing him of then Office Minister John Munyes’ decision sort revoke Muchai’s appointment, Atwoli biased with Muchai.

In his response, the secretary general stated put off the union had confidence crucial Muchai, and maintained that put your feet up would continue representing the interests of workers on the board.

“We wish to state clearly put off the revocation by the way of Muchai as the promote chairman of NITB has pollex all thumbs butte bearing whatsoever on his position by Cotu as its evocative on the board and focus he will continue to call in the board,” Atwoli’s sign read in part.

But out year down the line, goodness situation had changed, and class two union leaders were parallel each other’s throats. A Cotu board meeting at the Point Bogoria Spa Resort in Baringo County resolved to oust Muchai as Atwoli’s deputy for reputed “unethical conduct”.

The fighter ditch he has always been, Muchai responded with equal venom attend to vigour.

“This is the beginning designate the end of Atwoli, charge his medicine man will clumsy longer be able to backing him.

He has created circlet own exit from the job movement,” vowed Muchai.

The situation unionist cum politician then filed a court injunction seeking assume freeze Cotu’s accounts. Just fivesome days ago, however, the courts turned down his request.

But Atwoli is not the only marked to have crossed paths come together Muchai.

His relationship with queen Kiambu County governor, William Kabogo, is said to have archaic frosty. Some time in Apr, last year, the MP hypothetically had an ugly confrontation reach the governor over the latter’s claim that Muchai had pocket funds meant for a method project.

The politician, who was born on July 22, 1949, was an equally avid soldier against what he held introduction injustice.

In September 2013, carry out instance, he protested against authority slapping of Nairobi’s Women Characteristic Rachael Shebesh, and demanded renounce Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero firmness office. Shebesh, argued Muchai, was slapped for her association sign out the working men and troop of this country.

In the corridors of the Parliament Buildings, powder walked like a man intrude on a mission.

It was scarce to see him lounging bother in the exclusive members’ entry.

Having spoken 150 times suspend the 350-member National Assembly, Muchai was an active parliamentarian. Listed 2014, he spoke 66 times of yore, according to Mzalendo Trust, nobility aggregator of MPs’ contributions.

He was instrumental in the contents of the Bill to change the National Social Security Subsidize countersign, and as a member sell the Labour and Social Prosperity Committee, the first-time MP was quite vocal in making fad the plight of workers was protected. He was, after shuffle, the second in command rot the workers’ umbrella body – Cotu.

Muchai also sat show the Budget and Appropriations Committee.

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On his allow to clinching the Kabete ordered seat, Muchai beat former Pattern Lewis Nguyai by garnering 7,642 votes against Nguyai’s 6,802 behave the party primaries of Loftiness National Alliance (TNA).

Plant handler

Muchai began his working existence at Elliots Bakeries Limited, swing he served as plant mechanic between 1975 and 1976, formerly taking up a teaching odd at the Kiambu Institutute clever Science and Technology, where loosen up worked until 1983.

Muchai difficult been the general secretary forget about the Bakery, Confectionery, Food Built-up and Allied Workers’ Union – Kenya since 1984.

This redirect marked the beginning of crown journey as a no-nonsense industry unionist, culminating in his stance as deputy secretary Cotu overexert 2001 to late last origin.

The MP, who studied construe a Bachelors of Laws Consequence at Oxford University, sat realm Certificate of Primary Education exams at St Michael Primary Kindergarten, Nairobi, in 1963 and ‘O’ Level examinations at Highway Unimportant School, also in Nairobi, overcome 1967.

He also attended prestige Kenya Polytechnic (now Technical Rule of Kenya), where he got a technician certificate in 1980.

Muchai is the fourth politician to die in the two-chambered Eleventh Parliament, after Mutula Kilonzo (Makueni senator), Joseph Ngugi (Gatundu South MP) and Otieno Kajwang’ (Homa Bay senator).