Biography
Cleophas Malala
DCP deputy party leader. Kakamega Senator 2017 to 2022. UDA Secretary-General 2023 to 2024.
Cleophas Malala is a former Kakamega Senator and former UDA Secretary-General. Malala now serves as Rigathi Gachagua's deputy in the DCP.
- Full name
- Cleophas Wakhungu Malala
- Party
- Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP)
Education
- Friends School KamusingaKCSE
- United States International University-AfricaBachelor's degree
Career
- 2017 to 2022Senator for Kakamega (ANC)
- 2022Ran for Kakamega Governor and lost to Fernandes Barasa
- 2023 to August 2024UDA Secretary-General
- 2025Deputy party leader of Gachagua's DCP
- April 2025Wrote 'Echoes of War', a Butere Girls High School play whose festival run became a national row over free expression; he was briefly arrested
Where Malala stands
- DMoved from running UDA's secretariat in 2023 and 2024 to the opposition DCP in 2025.
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Common questions
Who is Cleophas Malala?
Cleophas Malala is a former Kakamega Senator and former UDA Secretary-General. Malala now serves as Rigathi Gachagua's deputy in the DCP. DCP deputy party leader. Kakamega Senator 2017 to 2022. UDA Secretary-General 2023 to 2024.
What did Cleophas Malala study?
Bachelor's degree at United States International University-Africa.
Which party is Cleophas Malala in?
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP).
What does Cleophas Malala stand for?
Moved from running UDA's secretariat in 2023 and 2024 to the opposition DCP in 2025.
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