Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography (CV), age, family, wife, son, politics, foundation, net worth

Hon Kalonzo Musyoka is a prolific Kenyan politician and professional lawyer with a candid reputation in business. Many admire him for his exemplary style of leadership, while the rest for his cheerfulness and eloquence. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography says more on his personal life story including family, wife, children, and career.

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Kalonzo Musyoka is a former deputy president, cabinet minister, and a likely presidential aspirant in the 2022 general elections. The long serving Wiper Party leader remains a high ranking government official with a clean legacy.

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka profiles summary

• Real name: Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka
• Popularly: Kalonzo
• Nickname: Watermelon
• Birthday: December 24, 1953
• Birth sign: Capricorn
• Home: Tseikuru, Mwingi North
• Age: 67 years old
• Ethnicity: Akamba tribe
• County: Kitui County
• Occupation:  Lawyer, politician
• Party: WDM
• Wife: Pauline Musyoka
• Musyoka children: 3
• Daughter: Damarie Musenya
• Years active: 1983 to date

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is famous for serving as the 10th vice president of Kenya between 2008 and 2013 under the regime of President Emilio Mwai Kibaki.

Hon Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography with pictures

The story of Kalonzo spans from his childhood to education and recent career engagements

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Who is Kalonzo Musyoka? Kalonzo is a Kenyan nationalist and politician with prominence in every part of the country.

How old is Kalonzo Musyoka?

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka age is 67 years as of 2021. Born in 1953, Kalonzo celebrates his birthdays on 24th December.

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Youthful appearance and energetic personality are his public relation trademark.

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography on tribe and ethnicity

Former VP Kalonzo Musyoka comes from the Akamba tribe in the eastern parts of Kenya.

Kalonzo Shares his Kamba ancestry with prominent Kenyan politicians such as Alfred Mutua, Johnson Muthama, Wavinya Ndeti, and Kivutha Kibwana.

Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka family and children

Kalonzo is a family man with a beautiful wife Pauline and three children.

Pauline and Musyoka walked down the aisle in 1985.

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka wife Pauline biography

Mrs Pauline Musyoka is a banker by profession known for her senior role in the Central Bank of Kenya, CBK.

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The supporters of Kalonzo often question her identity given that she is a private queen.

Notably, Kalonzo Musyoka wife photos shows that she is a calm lady and a shy one without a slightest craving for publicity.

Pauline has been recently on the spot for her sickness and ill-health condition.

The biography of Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka children are as follows.

1. Kennedy Musyoka Kalonzo

Born in 1987, Kennedy is the first born son of Kalonzo Musyoka and Pauline.

Kennedy is an alumni of Brookhouse School, University of Newcastle (Australia), University of Nairobi, and the Kenya School of Law.

Elsewhere, the 34 year old Kennedy Kalonzo is a Member elect of the East African Legislative Assembly.

He was chosen to represent Kenya at the EALA between 2017 and 2022.

2. Rapper Klein Kalonzo alias K-Deuce

Klein is the lastborn son in the family of Kalonzo. Klein launched his music ambition in 2014 with a stage name K-Deuce.

The rapper son has since started Heart Beats Studios for his productions.

Klein graduated from the University of Nairobi in 2014 with qualifications on journalism.

3. Damarie Musenya Kalonzo

The daughter of Kalonzo Damarie Musenya is a senior official at the Central Bank of Kenya, where her mother is also a senior employee.

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She is a former student at Kianda High School and Brookhouse International School.

Damarie Kalonzo is also a Bachelors of Law graduate from Leeds University in the United Kingdom, class of 2018.

Apart from working in Kalonzo Foundation, she is a worker at CEREBRA charity group of the UK.

Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka education and CV

Kalonzo started schooling at Tseikuru Primary School in 1960, when about 7 years of age.

He attained basic education in 1967 and proceeded to join Kitui High School for ordinary level studies, O-Level.

Kalonzo later enrolled at the famous Meru School for advanced level studies; he finished A-Level studies in 1973.

Post graduate education

Excellent grades qualified Kalonzo into the University of Nairobi for a Bachelor of Law degree. He graduated with a BSc. Law in 1977.

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A year later, Kalonzo joined the Kenya School of Law for a Post graduate diploma in Law.

In 1979, Kalonzo travelled to the Republic of Cyprus in Eastern Mediterranean Sea for further studies.

He attained a post graduate Diploma in Business at the Mediterranean Institute of Management of Cyprus.

Honorary qualifications

In 2008, Kalonzo Musyoka received a Doctorate in Humane Letters also called honoris causa.

He received the crown during the 25th graduation of Kenyatta University for his continued effort in conflict resolution, peace-making, and development.

In 2009, the International Commissioner of the Latin University of Theology, Professor Clyde Rivers, awarded Kalonzo an honorary doctorate in divinity.

In addition, Kalonzo emerged the African Dignitary Man of the year in 2016.

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka political history

Musyoka first contested for a parliamentary seat in 1983. The 20 year old failed to secure the Kitui North Constituency seat.

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Luckily, Kalonzo claimed the seat in 1985 in a by-election occasioned by a resignation.

He rose to the position of an MP against all the odds that loomed in a then one party state Kenya.

Musyoka served as an Assistant Minister for Works, Housing, and Physical Planning between 1986 and 1988.

He retained his seat in 1988 and went ahead to become a Deputy Speaker. Besides, he served as a National Organising Secretary for KANU between 1988 and 2002.

Musyoka retained the parliamentary seat for the second time in 1992, and served until 1997.

Meanwhile, he served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

In 1997, Kalonzo became MP for Mwingi North Constituency following the split of his former Kitui North constituency.

In 2002, President Mwai Kibaki appointed Kalonzo as minister of Foreign Affairs and later a Minister of Environment.

The unhappy Kalonzo left Kibaki’s side after the head of state failed to honour an MOU of changing the constitution within the first 100 days in office.

Biography of Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka on 2007 Kenyan general elections

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka emerged third after Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga in the 2007 Kenyan general elections.

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The disputed 2007 presidential election results escalated into a bloody post lection violence.

Thereafter, President Mwai Kibaki appointed Kalonzo Musyoka as his Vice President and Minister of Home Affairs.

How Kalonzo received the nickname watermelon

Kalonzo Musyoka earned the nickname Watermelon for failing to declare his stand on the 2010 constitutional amendment bill he was standing.

The Green Team were proponents of the amendments while the Red Team were those opposed.

Coincidentally, Kalonzo who was yet undecided between green and red was named after a watermelon.

The nickname Watermelon was more appropriate because of the fruit’s naturally green skin and red fresh.

2013 general elections outcomes

Kalonzo united with Raila Odinga to form the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD).

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Suspicions arose as to why Kalonzo was not among the petitioners of the partly unwelcome 2013 general elections results.

UTAMU University Chancellor Kalonzo Musyoka

The Uganda Technology and Management University popularly UTAMU in Kampala chose Kalonzo Musyoka as its chancellor on June 10, 2013.

Kalonzo is still serving in the capacity of a chancellor within UTAMU, a privately owned Ugandan institution.

Appointment by President Uhuru Kenyatta

His excellence Uhuru appointed Kalonzo Musyoka into the Republic of South Sudan as a special envoy.

In February 2020, Kalonzo managed to unite President Salva Kiir of South Sudan with a long time rebel leader Riek Machar.

The resulting peace deal has progressively lessened tension and conflicts in the region.

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka started this non-profit organization in 2006 with a passion of improving the quality of life for all.

The core functions of Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation include promoting human rights, justice, democracy, peace, alleviating poverty, and conserving the environment.

Dr. Kalonzo Musyoka net worth

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography indicates a wealth of about Ksh. 100 million.

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He has accumulated a fair share of this amount from his multi-billion estate properties, government positions, and shares in high capital businesses.

Kalonzo Musyoka contacts

• Website: https://kalonzo.co.ke
• Email: commandcentre@kalonzo.co.ke
• Address: Herdy, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya

Apart from the website and email address, you can now reach Dr Kalonzo Musyoka through his social media accounts.

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Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka biography shares intimate details about his family, children and political involvements. More importantly, it summarizes his unbeaten legacy in promoting peace and reconciliation.