Aden Duale born, Aden Bare Duale is a prominent Kenyan politician currently serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Defense. The renowned politician was appointed to lead the Defense docket on 27th September 2022 by H.E President William Ruto. Duale took the helm from Eugene Wamalwa who was serving under Uhuru’s regime.
Prior to his appointment Duale was serving as a Garissa Township member of parliament, the soft-spoken politician had been reelected in that position during the August 9th election. Additionally, Duale also served as the Majority Leader during Uhuru’s administration before he was ousted from his position due to party conflict.
Aden Duale Age and Place of Birth
Duale hails from a pastoralist community, he was born on 15th June 1969 to the Abdulwalk of the Talamooge sub-clan. Duale was born and raised in Garissa county.
Family, Parents, and Siblings
Duale’s late father was a pastoralist while his mother Hawa Kosara was a businesswoman. Duale and his twin brother moved to Garrisa town with their mother while their father was left in the village to look after cattle.
Aden Duale Education Background
He began his education at Boystown Primary School, he later moved to Garissa High School before completing his secondary level education at Moi Forces Academy in Nakuru. After completing the secondary level he moved to Moi Unversity of Agriculture and Technology where he pursued a Bachelor of Education in 1992.
In 2011 he joined the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology where he pursued a Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
Career
Early Career
His career began in the early 90s working as a secondary teacher at Sankuri Secondary School. A few months later he left teaching and he was hired to work at the Provincial Commissioner’s office in Garrisa where he was working as a clerk.
However, the job was not paying that well and he decided to quit and joined the family business where he worked alongside his family. In 1999, he was hired as the director of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) at the time which was one of the leading broadcasting houses in Kenya. Duale served in that capacity for only four years and decided to venture into other things before joining politics in 2007.
Political career.
His journey into leadership began in 2007 when he joined the political arena, Duale first vied for the Dujis parliamentary seat under the ODM party ticket during the 2007 general election. He was lucky to clinch the seat with his first attempt.
In 2008, Duale was appointed as Assistant Minister for Livestock which was a higher position for a first-timer. After the 2007 election, things didn’t pan out as ODM had hoped, the country went into Post Violence Election, and a lot happened during that year.