Biography
Justin Muturi
Speaker of the National Assembly 2013 to 2022. Attorney General 2022 to 2024. Public Service CS until March 2025. Democratic Party leader.
Justin Muturi is a former Speaker, Attorney General and Cabinet Secretary. Muturi broke with Ruto over abductions in 2025 and is now a Democratic Party presidential aspirant in the United Opposition. Born on 28 April 1956 in Kanyuambora, Embu County. Age 70.
- Full name
- Justin Bedan Njoka Muturi
- Born
- 28 April 1956, Kanyuambora, Embu County
- Party
- Democratic Party, part of the United Opposition
Education
- Kangaru High SchoolSecondary school
- University of NairobiLLB (1981)
- Kenya School of LawPostgraduate diploma
Career
- 1982 to 1997Magistrate
- 1999 to 2007MP for Siakago; Opposition Chief Whip and Public Investments Committee chair
- 2013 to 2022Speaker of the National Assembly
- 2022 to 2024Attorney General
- August 2024 to March 2025Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, dismissed on 26 March 2025 after speaking out about abductions, including his son's in 2024
- January 2026Endorsed as Democratic Party leader and presidential flagbearer
Where Muturi stands
- DSpoke publicly in January 2025 about the abduction of his son in June 2024, and was dismissed from the Cabinet two months later.
- SSays he will back Kalonzo Musyoka in 2027 if he is not chosen as the opposition's candidate (July 2026).
- SHas pressed fellow opposition leaders to name a single flagbearer quickly.
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Common questions
Who is Justin Muturi?
Justin Muturi is a former Speaker, Attorney General and Cabinet Secretary. Muturi broke with Ruto over abductions in 2025 and is now a Democratic Party presidential aspirant in the United Opposition. Speaker of the National Assembly 2013 to 2022. Attorney General 2022 to 2024. Public Service CS until March 2025. Democratic Party leader.
How old is Justin Muturi?
Born on 28 April 1956 in Kanyuambora, Embu County. Age 70.
What did Justin Muturi study?
LLB (1981) at University of Nairobi; Postgraduate diploma at Kenya School of Law.
Which party is Justin Muturi in?
Democratic Party, part of the United Opposition.
What does Justin Muturi stand for?
Spoke publicly in January 2025 about the abduction of his son in June 2024, and was dismissed from the Cabinet two months later. Says he will back Kalonzo Musyoka in 2027 if he is not chosen as the opposition's candidate (July 2026). Has pressed fellow opposition leaders to name a single flagbearer quickly.
Sources (4)
- Wikipedia: Justin Muturi
- People Daily: Muturi will back Kalonzo if not chosen (July 2026)
- allAfrica: United Opposition vows single challenger (January 2026)
- Standard: Stop being cowards, Muturi tells opposition
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