Kiraitu announces retirement from active politics

Kiraitu announces retirement from active politics

Former Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi announced retirement from active politics to concentrate on spreading happiness to your workplace.

Speaking on Tuesday morning after receiving a honorary doctorate from the Laikipia university recognizing his distinguished public service and leadership, Dr. Kiraitu said he had learnt his lessons and having spent over three decades in active politics, it was time to call it quits.

Kiraitu was first elected in 1992 and had served as MP and cabinet minister in the President Mwai Kibaki regime, before he ran for Meru senator in 2013, won the seat, ran for governor in 2017, won the seat until he was defeated in 2022 by governor Kawira Mwangaza

According to Kiraitu, who was speaking to a group of close friends and family as he received the award from the university, he almost went into depression after losing the 2022 election, not having known anything else for over 30 years, a place he say he would not want to go back.

In fact, he said his happiness crusade journey, which was borne from serious counselling and classes that took nine months, gave him a different perspective to life and now wants to spread the happiness and also coach fellow politicians of a life beyond politics.

Kiraitu said he would now practice what he called ‘low volume politics’ which is basically advisory
There were reports linking Kiraitu to a return to politics in the run up for the 2027 elections, with some of his close allies indicating he would run for senate one more time, but some said he is paving way for the young turks who have been relentless in their push for capturing elective positions.

His wife Priscillah Murungi appreciated the announcement, indicating it was time he now settled to focus on other issues.