Eliud Wabukala was today appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as the new EACC Chairman, replacing the suspended Chair Mumo Matemu. Eliud,a staunch Christian and former Anglican Church head has a huge task ahead of him, but do you know this man has a fat CV?!
Mr Wabukala is a Luhya,who was born in Bungoma West District, 1951.He attended Malakisi Primary Schoo, attend Butonge Primary School and later Kolanya High School.
Eliud started his career as a clerical officer in the Nakuru Provincial Commissioners office, and was promoted to the level of district officer two in Narok,this was after his work impressed his seniors . He later left the well-paying career become untrained teacher in Kitale, in 1972. He entered Kaimosi Teachers College to become a qualified teacher, finishing his studies in 1974.
After completing his studies at Kaimosi TTC,Wabukala went to work as a qualified teacher at Naifarm Primary School, in Kitale, being moved to Bungoma afterwards. There he was promoted to Inspector of Schools in charge of the Butonge Zone in Sirisia Division.
In 1985, he left his profession to study Theology at the St. Paul’s Theological College, in Limuru, finishing his studies in 1988.While studying at St.Paula,Wabukala continued to work for the Teachers Service Commission, teaching at the Matulo Secondary School, in Webuye, and at the Nagina Girls High School, in Busia.
In 1990, Wabukala received a scholarship from the Anglican Church of Canada to study at the Wycliffe College at Toronto School of Theology, of the University of Toronto, in Canada, where he became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1994. Returning to Kenya, he was a lecturer at St. Paul’s Theological College, in Limuru, where he became academic dean.
Wabukala left office, to be elected the first Bishop of Bungoma on 13 October 1996, remaining in office for the next 12 years. Wabukala was elected Archbishop of Kenya on 24 April 2009, succeeding outgoing Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi. He was enthroned at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi, on 5 July 2009.
He was national vice-chairman of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, from 2000 to 2004, and national chairman from 2004 to 2009.
Until his appointment as the EACC Chair,Wabukala was serving as the Chairperson of National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee having been appointed by Mwai Kibaki the President of the Republic of Kenya. He previously served as an NACCSC Committee Member for five years.
