constituency predecessor successor religion birth_place president nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
laikipia county laikipia west f. chege mbitiru ndiritu muriithi christian kenya colony mwai kibaki kenyan tna member parliament of the kenyan senate member of the kenyan 12 december 1938 28 march 2013 2003 godfrey gitahi kariuki
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godfrey gitahi kariuki

godffrey gitahi kariuki is a kenyan politician who has served in the senate of kenya , representing laikipia county , since 2013 .
he also served several terms as member of parliament for laikipia west constituency , and he was cabinet minister in both the governments of jomo kenyatta and daniel arap moi .
he wrote an autobiography detailing his political career titled `` illusion of power : fifty years in kenya politics '' .
in may 2009 he was arraigned in court for allegedly threatening to bring together various militia gangs in an attempt to overthrow the government .
he was elected as senator for laikipia county in the 2013 general elections .
