JULIUS OGAMBA: Education CS Nominee Places His Net Worth At A Whooping Sh790 Million
Julius Ogamba, the Education CS nominee, claims a net worth of Sh790 million.
He revealed this while appearing before the National Assembly’s Appointment Committee for his vetting on Thursday at Town Hall in Nairobi.
“How much is your net worth?” Chair of the committee Speaker Moses Wetang’ula asked.
“I’m worth Sh790 million made of largely land, I have got tea, trees vehicles, farm equipment and of course the income from the law firm,” he said.
Net Worth of the Cabinet Secretaries Nomineew Vetted on Thursday, August 1
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1. Kithure Kindiki – Ksh 694 Million
2. Debra Barasa – Khs 455 Million
3. Alice Wahome – Ksh 327 Million
4. Julius Ogamba – Ksh 790 Million
5. Soipan Tuya – Ksh 243 Million
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Ogamba is the running mate of former Education Secretary Ezekiel Machogu in the 2022 Kisii gubernatorial race.
Machogu and Ogamba ran on a UDA party ticket but lost to current Governor Simba Arati.
Ogamba, a lawyer by profession, ran for the Kitutu Chache North parliamentary seat in the 2017 election.
Majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah wanted to know if he would be his own man in the ministry if approved, or if he would be an extension of the former CS.
“Kenyans are asking ‘is this the right person for the job?’” the Kikuyu MP said.
However, Ogamba did not respond to that question, instead stating that if his mandate is approved, he has the courage to carry it out.
Ichung’wah had asked how he planned to raise funds to build enough classrooms to accommodate Grade 9 students in primary schools.
“If you have 16,000 classroom shortages, on average a classroom will take Sh800,000 to a million shillings if done by CDF.
“If done by the ministry on average it takes about Sh2 million. Are you telling us within the next five or six months before January to be able to accommodate Grade 9 in primary schools and be in a position to raise almost Sh32 billion for the building of classrooms?
“My direct question is. Do you have the courage to change that which is not working in the Ministry of Education?”
Ogamba stated that it is not out of the question that he will have to find a solution to problems, including ensuring that Grade 9 students attend class as required by hook and crook.
“My position was a philosophical position that domiciling it in primary school made sense,” he said.
“But if we find that that philosophical position is not practical while we are in a position with the facts and factors that will be provided at that point, then we have to make a decision because the children must learn.
“What I can say here is that I’m ready to take the decision that is in the best interest of the children and I have the courage to do so.”
JULIUS OGAMBA: Education CS Nominee Places His Net Worth At A Whooping Sh790 Million
