Martin Wambora

Martin Wambora
1st Governor of Embu County
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byCecily Mutitu Mbarire
Personal details
Born (1951-04-09) 9 April 1951
NationalityKenyan
Political partyJubilee Party of Kenya
ResidenceEmbu-Nairobi
Alma materMakerere University
University of Hartford

Martin Nyaga Wambora (born 9 April 1951) is a Kenyan politician. He is the first governor of Embu County in Kenya after winning on a TNA (The National Alliance) ticket in the Embu gubernatorial elections which was conducted in March 2013. He would later become the first Governor in Kenya to be impeached, not once but twice but he successfully challenged the impeachment later and was overwhelmingly Re-elected in 2017 winning his 2nd term in office. He was a former member of parliament for Runyenjes Constituency from 2003 to 2007. Prior to becoming the governor of Embu County, he served as the chairman of the board of Kenya Airports Authority and led to its winning of the two most prestigious airport industry awards in 2011.