Julius Migos Ogamba
Julius Migos Ogamba | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Secretary - Ministry of Education | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| President | William Ruto |
| Preceded by | Ezekiel Machogu |
| Chairman - Board of Kenya Electricity Generating Company | |
| In office March 1, 2023 – August 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1967 Kitutu Chache North Constituency Kisii County, Kenya |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi Kenya School of Law Institute of Advanced Legal Studies |
Julius Migos Ogamba born (1967) is the Cabinet Secretary for Education in Kenya.[1][2] He assumed office on 8 August 2024 after appointment by President William Ruto.[3]
Education
Julius holds a Bachelor of laws (LL.B) from the University of Nairobi, Diploma in Law from Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law.[2]
Career
Ogamba is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Commissioner for Oaths and Notary Public and a Senior Partner at Migos-Ogamba and Waudo Advocate firm.[3]
Prior to his appointment as a Cabinet Secretary, Ogamba served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen).[4]
Politics
Ogamba ran for the Kitutu Chache North parliamentary seat in 2017 under an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket but lost to Jimmy Angwenyi.[5] In the 2022 general election, he served as the running mate of the former Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu where they run for the Kisii Gubernatorial seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket but lost to Simba Arati.[6]
References
- ^ "Cabinet". The Official Website of the President of the Republic of Kenya. Archived from the original on 31 March 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Cabinet Secretary". Ministry of Education.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Julius Migos Ogamba: Meet Machogu's running mate named Education CS". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "CS. Julius Migos Ogamba".
- ^ "Julius Migos Ogamba". Daily Nation. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Joined at the hip: Machogu's 2022 running mate Migos set to succeed him as Education CS". Daily Nation. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2025.