Amason Kingi | |
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3rd Speaker of the Kenyan Senate | |
Assumed office 8 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Lusaka |
President | William Samoei Ruto |
1st Governor of Kilifi County | |
In office 27 March 2013 – 25 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Gideon Mung'aro |
Member of the Kenyan Parliament | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Constituency | Magarini |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
Political party | Pamoja African Alliance |
Other political affiliations | Kenya Kwanza |
Spouse | Liz Kingi |
Amason Kingi Jeffah EGH (born 1973[1]) is a Kenyan politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Senate of Kenya. He is a member and leader of the Pamoja African Alliance party, which he founded. The party is part of the Kenya Kwanza alliance. He served as the first governor of Kilifi County from 2013 to 2022, having been elected twice to the position.
He formed his own party, Pamoja African Alliance which later joined the United Democratic Alliance, FORD–Kenya, the Amani National Congress and other small parties to form the Kenya Kwanza alliance, which was elected into government in the 2022 Kenyan general election.[2]