Anne Waiguru net worth, age, sources of wealth, corruption scandal

Anne Mumbi Waiguru is a female Kenyan politician under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. She was first elected as the Governor Kirinyaga County in 2017, with Peter Ndambiri serving her deputy. What is Anne Waiguru net worth in 2022?

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On August 9 General elections, Anne was reelected to serve as a Governor for the second time. Interestingly, she doubled her position on Saturday September 17, 2022 after being elected as the Council of Governors Chairperson.

Anne Waiguru net worth

While speaking to Citizen TV’s presenter Mohamed, waiguru disclosed that her net worth is at Ksh. 160 million, with liabilities amounting to Ksh. 80 million.

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“In terms of assets, including this house which is on loan, I’m worth Ksh160 million and the liabilities total to Ksh80 million. The net value is, therefore, nothing to write home about,” she said.

Anne Waiguru sources of wealth

Before taking her path into politics, Anne served as the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. Besides, she is behind the establishment of Huduma Centres, where Kenyans access government services efficiently.

The Egerton University alluminae has also worked as the Head of Governance and the Economic Stimulus Programme at the National Treasury. Moreover, she served as the director of Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS), a post that contributed to her net worth.

Anne Waiguru corruption scandal

Responding on her scandal, Anne refuted claims that she was involved in corruption. She also said that she acquired most of her wealth before joining the government.

“I lived in Runda before I joined the government and I own a house there. I also drove a Mercedes Benz before joining government so there is no way I could have benefited from fraudulent transactions at the NYS,” she said.

“Besides, I worked at the World Bank and as the assistant vice president at Citi Group before joining government so the things I own were acquired legally,” she added.