334:, the presumed leader of the Kamba community in Kenya. In early November 2013, Muthama publicly announced that the government of Uhuru Kenyatta had withdrawn his security due to his stand over the ongoing cases in the International Criminal Court where Uhuru Kenyatta is facing trials. In 2013 Muthama's personal security as a legislator was withdrawn. Muthama went public to state that his life was in danger. The security withdrawal resulted in public uproar. Muthama stated that he was not going to relent from speaking the truth in spite of the security withdrawal.
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for allocation to squatters who hailed from
Nairobi. Muthama is also enjoined in a legal dispute on the ownership of the land between the KBC and the Komarock Ranching and Farming Cooperative Society. According to Muthama, the land parcel constitutes community land held in trust for the residents of Matungulu and the larger Machakos County.
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being the first MP to pay tax on his salary. He went against the wishes of the majority of fellow parliamentarians who were resisting the taxation of their salaries and were going as far as increasing their salaries. While not being an MP in 2019, he castigated the Kenyan legislators for awarding themselves extra house allowances.
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Senatorial and Gubernatorial Seat in Machakos County. The Senatorial seat was won by Boniface Kabaka belonging to the less known CCU party. Muthama was reported to have abandoned the Wiper Party amid the challenges of the party primaries. In spite of protesting against The Wiper Party's
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Muthama once served as former ruling party KANU Vice
Chairman in the larger Machakos District. He served under the Chairmanship of veteran Kamba politician, the late Joseph Mulu Mutusya. Muthama is credited with financially assisting the former Cabinet Minister Paul Ngei from being declared bankrupt
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In May 2020, Muthama led members of the public including local politicians in a day-long confrontation with public administration at a parcel of land in Koma Rock whose title is held by Kenya
Broadcasting Cooperation (KBC). Muthama and his colleagues were protesting the surveying of the land parcel
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Machakos County Governor on the grounds that Wavinya who had been the CCU Party leader had been illegally enlisted into the Wiper party. When the Wiper party declined to rescind its decision to nominate Wavinya Ndeti, Muthama protested by declining to
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Senator between 2013 and 2017, he served as the first Senate Minority Whip under the Kenya Constitution 2010. Muthama also co-chaired the Opposition outfit Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD). He went ahead to co-chair the national opposition movement management committee
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President Mwai Kibaki and Wiper Leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka who became Vice President to calm tension after chaos erupted following the controversial 2007 Presidential elections before the
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Kangundo Constituency in 2007. He is credited with the split of the larger Kangundo Constituency giving birth to Matungulu Constituency. He was also elected as machakos senator from 2013 - 2017. He decided not to vie for a second term in
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Kangundo Constituency, Muthama took a stand that members of parliament are paid too generously. This according to him a situation not in tune with the economic realities of the rest of Kenyans. He earned the reputation of
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solidarity with those who the wiper party had mistreated & denied them certificates after a shamble nomination process . Muthama became the Government Chief Whip in the 10th Parliament in the National Assembly of Kenya from 2007 to 2013.
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954:"I stand with Kiala, can't work with Mutua or Wavinya - Senator Muthama"
844:"Muthama engages police in day-long battle over KBC land « Mauvoo"
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666:"Muthama to Uhuru: Resist attempts to cling on to power past 2022"
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440:"Johnson Muthama loses as former wife wins Machakos seat"
703:"Machakos Senator Muthama claims his life is in danger"
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