Samuel Arama is a Kenyan politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly for the Nakuru Town West constituency since 2013. He is a member of the Jubilee Party, having previously represented the Orange Democratic Movement.
Samuel Arama | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Nakuru Town West | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2013 | |
| Majority | 4,611 (6.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Political party | Jubilee Party |
Early life
editArama attended Nairobi Technical High School and worked as an accounts clerk at the Ministry of Public Works. Since 1994 he has been Managing Director at Ortama Electrical Supplies and Scomic Computers Stationeries.[1]
Political career
editArama was elected to the national assembly in the 2013 Kenyan General Election, representing the Nakuru Town West constituency as a member of the Orange Democratic Movement.[2] In the 2017 election he was re-elected as a member of the Jubilee Party.[3] A legal challenge to his 2017 re-election was made by the ODM candidate Dr Andrew Isoe Ochoki but this was subsequently withdrawn.[4]
As an MP he has campaigned for the legalisation of the brewing and sale of the traditional brew bussa.[5]
In 2020 he was named as one of 19 members of the National Assembly who have not spoken on the floor of the parliament for the entire parliamentary session.[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic Arama donated food and protective equipment to church pastors in Nakuru.[7]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee | Samuel Arama | 29,682 | 41.5 | N/A | |
| ODM | Ochoki Andrew Mingate Isoe | 25,071 | 35.0 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Joseph Kariko Mwangi | 12,766 | 17.8 | N/A | |
| Independent | Erick Otieno Ogada | 1,596 | 2.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ezekiel Kiprotich Komen | 759 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| KANU | Debora Chepngetich Sang | 716 | 1.0 | −1.8 | |
| Chama Cha Mashinani | Stephen Kipkemoi A Koech | 581 | 0.8 | N/A | |
| Amani | Peter Getare Ndubi | 218 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| FORD-K | Fravian Wairimu Wacira | 169 | 0.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sospeter Nyakundi Nyanga Tomato | 50 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,611 | 6.4 | |||
| Jubilee gain from ODM | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODM | Samuel Arama | 20,255 | 34.2 | |
| The National Alliance | Charles N. Maisiba | 17,837 | 30.1 | |
| United Republican Party | Mohamed Suraw Issak | 10,540 | 17.8 | |
| Federal Party Of Kenya | Ojwang James Omondi | 2,629 | 4.4 | |
| Narc | Joseph Kariko Mwangi | 2,352 | 4 | |
| United Democratic Forum Party | Mike Lumbaso Brawan | 2,017 | 3.4 | |
| KANU | William Kibowen Towett | 1,667 | 2.8 | |
| Kenya National Congress Party Of Kenya | Victor Warutere | 815 | 1.4 | |
| Wiper Democratic Movement- Kenya | Sammy Kipkorir
seroney |
375 | 0.6 | |
| United Democratic Movement | Raphael Kipsoi Arap Korir | 315 | 0.5 | |
| Narc-kenya | Laban Kimathi Mukindia | 234 | 0.4 | |
| FORD-K | Sospeter Tomato | 128 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,418 | 4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 59,164 | 82.5% | ||
Legal incidents
editIn 2015 Arama was accused of assaulting a voter in his constituency[8] and in 2019 was accused of drawing a gun at a political opponent in a Nakuru church.[9]
In June 2018 he was arrested on suspicion of land fraud[10] along with his associate Kennedy Onkoba and detained over a weekend before being released on a Ksh 1m cash bail. He was charged with fraudulently acquiring land and conspiracy to commit fraud.[11] In 2019 he was acquitted due to lack of evidence.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Arama, Samuel". The Kenyan Parliament Website. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ a b Data Report of 2013 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ^ a b Data Report of 2017 Elections (PDF). Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "Reprieve for MP Samuel Arama as petitioner withdraws case". Daily Nation. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "Samuel Arama: Nakuru West MP who wants busaa legalised". Daily Nation. 2019-11-09. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "Revealed: MPs who've never said a word in parliament". Daily Nation. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "MP's donation to shield Nakuru pastors from pandemic". Daily Nation. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ "For Nakuru Town MP Samuel Arama, it has been a tale of controversy". Daily Nation. 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Chege, Daniel (2019-06-16). "Nakuru MP on the spot over gun drama in church". The Standard. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ "Detectives arrest MP Samuel Arama over suspected land fraud". Daily Nation. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ News, Standard Digital, KTN (2018-06-26). "Hon Samuel Arama set free after three days in custody". KTN News. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nakuru west Mp Samuel Arama acquitted of graft charges". The Star. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-08-20.