Charity Ngilu

Charity Kaluki Ngilu (born 28 January 1952) is a Kenyan politician and the second governor elected for Kitui County. She unsuccessfully vied to be President of the Republic of Kenya in 1997. She served as Minister for Health from 2003 until 2007 and Minister of Water and Irrigation from April 2008 to 2013. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development from 2013 until 2015.

Hon. Charity Kaluki Ngilu

Quotes

• Leadership has to make peoples' lives better.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5OzTZhxBi0 2020 July 19th

• • "stuffing ourselves with the poisons and irritants in tobacco is not cool", as "tobacco kills half of those who use it". This can certainly not be "cool".

• • "From to-day smoking in all public places is prohibited. Smoking will not be allowed in public vehicles, cinema halls, schools, work places, restaurants and anywhere else where members of the public are enjoying fresh air."

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• The Roots Party Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah popularity is gaining on Deputy President William Ruto.
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• The Roots Party presidential candidate has raided Ruto's demographic with his promotion of the anti-venom trade and marijuana farming.
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• The problem posed by oral health in Africa is compounded by the fact that budgetary allocation to oral health programmes has been minimal.
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• Gone are the days when the prime function of the Kenyan woman was to be treated as a man’s possession.
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• You cannot touch or take anybody to court over corruption when you yourself are corrupt.
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• People on the ground feel that I left the Ministry of Water late so by the time I started my campaigns it was already too late.
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• I appreciate that in 2013 I lost and the reasons are clear. I am ready to put that behind me and focus on the Kitui governorship seat.
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• The people of Kitui felt that I had betrayed them by severing links with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka thus resolving to punish me through the ballot.
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