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Nathif Jama

Kenyan politician and banker who has been Governor of Garissa County since 2022, having previously served as its first governor from 2013 to 2017.

CurrentLatest source dated 2025-08-21Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What roles did Nathif Jama hold, and when?

Roles in date order

  1. 2013 to 2017
    Governor, County Government of Garissa Former

    First Governor of Garissa County; his election was upheld by the Supreme Court on 9 July 2014, reversing a Court of Appeal nullification.[1, 2]

  2. 2022-08
    Governor, County Government of Garissa Current

    Regained the Garissa governorship on an ODM ticket in August 2022 with 69,342 votes, ahead of Ali Korane (Jubilee) and Dekow Barrow (UDA).[3, 4, 1]

Sources

  1. Nathif Jama elected new Garissa governorCapital FM, 2022-08-12, secondary source
  2. Court reinstates Nathif Jama as Garissa County governorThe Standard, 2014-07-09, secondary source
  3. Garissa County Government - Governor's Welcome NoteCounty Government of Garissa, primary source
  4. Ex-Garissa governor Nathif Jama recaptures seatThe Star, 2022-08-12, secondary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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