Water CS Nominee Eric Mugaa Reveals His Net Worth

Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation. Cabinet Secretary nominee Eric Muriithi Mugaa has revealed that he is worth Ksh 31 million.

Speaking on Friday, August 2 while appearing before the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments for vetting, Mugaa said his net worth is due to investments in farming.

“My net worth is 31 million Kenyan shillings. I come from a region that is engaged in farming so I have invested in lands and planted crops, tea, coffee bananas miraa, and others,” said Mugaa.

The 32-year-old water CS nominee also disclosed that he doesn’t have a car as he chose to invest his money in farming.

“I have chosen to invest instead of buying a car,” Mugaa stated.

At the same time, Mugaa said he was born in Athi village in Igembe South, Meru County, and went to Athi Primary School before joining Lenana High School and later the University of Nairobi (UoN).

“I progressed to the University of Nairobi, faculty of architecture and engineering where I did a bachelor's degree in civil and construction engineering. I performed well and got a first-class among my colleagues and upon graduation, I got a job that relates to this docket of Water Sanitation and Irrigation,” he remarked.

In 2017 Mugaa enrolled for a master's degree at UoN and specializing in Water engineering and graduated in 2022.

He is a registered graduate engineer with the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and a registered graduate engineer with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).

If approved by the National Assembly Mugaa will take over from Zachariah Njeru.