John Michael Njenga Mututho
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John Michael Njenga Mututho is a Kenya
Kenya
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n politician. He belongs to the Kenya African National Union
Kenya African National Union
The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU is a political party which ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002...

 and was elected to represent the Naivasha Constituency
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 in the National Assembly of Kenya
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 in the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007
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.

He has served as Chairman Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources and is currently the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives that oversees 6 Ministries.

Before his service in Parliament, Mr. Mututho worked in the civil service for 11 years and was a coordinator of the International Agencies and Government of Kenya projects in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) for 2 years. He designed a water harvesting systems implemented by FAO in Kenya and Ethiopia using shallow pit systems. He was also Chairman of Board of Governors Naivasha Girls Secondary School for 7 years and helped transform the school into a top performer. He founded Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK) in 2002, an NGO through which more than 70,000 computers have been distributed to schools countrywide.

Mr. Mututho has a Diploma in Range Management from Egerton University, Kenya and a Bsc in Range Management and Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Resource Economics and an Msc. in Environment Economics from Latrobe University, Australia.

He is best known for introducing the Alcohol Control Bill which among other things limits the operation time of bars and others alcohols selling outlets to 5:00 PM till 11:00 PM on weekdays and 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM on weekends.
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