Wahome Gakuru
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Wahome Gakuru | |
|---|---|
| 2nd elected Governor of Nyeri County | |
| In office 11 August 2017 – 7 November 2017 | |
| Deputy | Mutahi Kahigi |
| Preceded by | Wamathai Samuel Githaiga |
| Succeeded by | Mutahi Kahigi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1953 |
| Died | 7 November 2017 (aged 64) Thika, Kiambu County |
Patrick Wahome Gakuru (29 July 1952 – 7 November 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third governor of Nyeri County having been elected in August 2017 on a Jubilee party ticket alongside deputy governor, Mutahi Kahigi[1]. Nderitu studied economics at the University of Nairobi[2]
Gakuru died at Thika level 5 hospital Tuesday 11 November 2017 having been involved in a grisly road accident at Kabati near Kenol along the Thika- Murang'a road.
As per law, Gakuru was succeeded by his deputy, Mutahi Kahigi
References
- ^ Wahome Gakuru biography. "The life of Wahome Gakuru". The Daily Nation. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Wahome Gakuru, WAMBUGU. "Kenya: Nyeri governor dies in a tragic accident". Kionjo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
