Ruto Appoints Former Bura MP Ali Wario Population Council Chair
President William Ruto has appointed former Bura Member of Parliament Ali Wario as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya National Council for Population and Development for a three-year term.
In a Gazette Notice dated October 30, 2026, Ruto said Wario’s appointment would take effect on the same date.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 (1) (a) of the Kenya National Council for Population and Development Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint— Ali Wario to be the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya National Council for Population and Development, for a period of three (3) years, with effect from the October 30, 2026,” the notice reads.
Wario is a former member of the 9th and 11th Parliaments of Kenya. He first joined Parliament in 2002 after winning the Bura Constituency seat on a Kenya African National Union (KANU) ticket.
He lost his re-election bid in 2007 to Nassir Nuh Abdi but reclaimed the seat in the 2013 General Election on a The National Alliance (TNA) ticket under the Jubilee Coalition.
Wario served as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs between 2003 and 2006 before being redeployed as Assistant Minister for Special Programmes.
During the 11th Parliament, he served on the Departmental Committee on Public Works, Roads and Transport.
