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Member of Parliament, Gatanga
Born
1970(56 yrs)
Region
Murang'a
Constituency
Gatanga
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Edward “Wakili” Muriu is the Member of Parliament for Gatanga Constituency, first elected in August 2022 on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. Beyond politics, he is a long-established commercial lawyer and a founding partner at Muriu Mungai & Co. Advocates LLP (MMC Asafo)—a firm founded in 1995—where Parliament’s profile lists him as Founding Partner, Team Leader, and Head of Strategy & Business Development. His professional footprint includes memberships in bodies such as the Law Society of Kenya, ICPSK, International Bar Association, and KEPSA, reflecting deep anchoring in Kenya’s legal and private-sector ecosystems. Politically, Muriu has built a national profile as a policy-forward legislator with a strong education-financing agenda, frequently framing his interventions around capitation, bursaries, and school feeding as tools to protect learning outcomes under Kenya’s evolving curriculum. He also holds a party-facing role as UDA’s Secretary for Legal Affairs, appearing in media in that capacity while defending party positions and speaking on political discipline and electoral governance.
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Elected MP for Gatanga (2022): entered the 13th Parliament as the constituency’s elected representative under UDA.
National agenda on school meals/capitation: tabled and pushed motions to increase per-learner funding to accommodate school feeding and CBC-linked learning costs.
Policy spotlight on education equity: advanced calls to expand bursary and capitation coverage for primary and junior secondary learners.
Karen house deal dispute (2023): media reported a controversial property transaction involving Labour CS Florence Bore and Gatanga MP Edward Muriu, described as turning into a potential scandal.
High-profile political messaging: his party-facing role regularly places him in combative national debates on elections, discipline, and political rhetoric.
Public pressure on education motions: his school-meals/capitation push triggered wide national debate on affordability, the NG-CDF mandate, and sustainability.
Local school feeding implementation in Gatanga: reporting in 2025 highlighted a school meals programme aimed at improving academic outcomes and easing the burden on parents.
Claims vs committee membership: Mzalendo’s profile states he is not currently a member of House committees in the 13th Parliament (a point that can conflict with popular claims online and should be cross-checked when citing committee roles).
