Moses Kuria, the real Donald Trump of Kenya, is widely known for his controversial bible verse Genesis 17, that talks about Abraham circumcising his followers which has been viewed as a hate speech to the Kenyan members from the Luo community who, traditionally didn’t practice circumcision as a rite of passage.
Also, one of the Uhuru’s MPs who were elected unopposed, surprisingly representing Uhuru Kenyatta’s backyard, Gatundu North.
His public hate speech statements has seen spent the better part of his young political life in corridors of justice and even coming forth to apologize to the defendants.
What is not known however is that Moses Kuria was a very calm and shy fellow before joining politics on a TNA ticket.
The following are some of the untold facts about his pre-political life.
- He was an altar boy at Gatundu Catholic Church, where he assisted the father with minor duties like bringing the water for washing hands, collecting offerings and preparing the bible among other lighter duties.
- He was suspended several times from school and forced to take his exams from home.
- His mother didn’t want him to take Law because she feared her son’s life of becoming radicalized to anti-Moi government.
- His first job was at Githongo and Co before moving to Total Kenya as an Accountant in 1994
- He moved to Family Finance and building society where he earned a salary between sh.6000 and sh.8000
- He disagreed with his boss, Titus Muya over salary just after four days of appointment.
- He later moved to Standard Chartered Bank by 1995
- He moved to work in Saudi Arabia’s largest Islamic bank, Al Rajhi by the year 2002
- He married Joyce Jambi whom they met in Saudi Aribia while work. They now have two kids.
- His all-time role model was President Mwai Kibaki
- Surprisingly after joining Kibaki’s government, he together with Uhuru Kenyatta would plan the succession of President Kibaki.
- He is one of the pioneers of ‘tyranny of numbers’ after realizing that a large number of Kenyan voters had not registered, they launched a plot to register a large electorate over their competitors.
By Simon Ingari
