Energy CS Nominee Davis Chirchir says he is worth Sh482mn

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 19 – The nominee for Energy David Chirchir has revealed that he is only worth Sh482 million.

Chirchir who unveiled the details during his vetting for Cabinet Secretary slot by the National Assembly appointment committee mentioned that the accumulation of his wealth was mainly from his farm and rental assets.

In the self declaration home tabled before the committee shows that his prestigious resident home at Spring Valley was valued at Sh35 million while his rental property in Westlands valued at Sh50 million, this being part of his Sh482 million net worth.

“My anticipated source of income is Sh12M which is channeled through the farm and rentals,” Chirchir stated.

Chirchir is a Bachelor of Science graduate from the University of Nairobi and has a Master of Business Administration from Royal Holloway, University of London.

He started his career at the now-defunct Kenya Posts & Telecommunications Corporation(KPTC).He left KPTC after it was restructured to Telkom Kenya.

Upon leaving Telkom Kenya, Chirchir briefly stayed out of public limelight until May 2009 when he re-emerged as a commissioner in the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) that was formed following the disbandment of the Samuel Kivuitu-led Electoral Commission of Kenya that was blamed for bungling the 2007 General Election.

Chirchir is a seasoned political operative whose appointment to the Cabinet in 2013 President William Ruto’s United Republican Party’s (URP) wing of the Jubilee coalition where he served as the director of elections.

However, Chirchir lost his CS position following legal suits preferred against him by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission over allegations of impropriety at the Kenya Power and Lighting Company.

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