Ndindi Nyoro
Ndindi Nyoro is a Kenyan politician currently serving as member of parliament for Kiharu Constituency in Murang'a County. He is also a businessman and entrepreneur. Nyoro belongs to United Democratic Alliance, a political party under the Kenya Kwanza alliance led by the president of Kenya, William Ruto. He is a graduate of Kenyatta University with a Bachelor of Arts and was a student leader at the same university. Similarly, he holds two Master’s degrees; a Master of Arts in Economics, and a Master of Economics from the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University respectively, which he pursued concurrently and successfully completed in 2025.
Nyoro has been rated as the best performing Members of Parliament in Kenya, and he is immediate former Chairman of Budget and Appropriations Committee in the National Assembly. During Kenya's 59th Jamhuri Day, he was feted by President William Ruto with an honour of Chief of Burning Spear for his exemplary development record in his constituency.
Ndindi Nyoro initiated and oversees Masomo Bora education support programme in Kiharu Constituency, which was expanded in 2026 to cover all 65 public day secondary schools, benefiting over 12,000 learners in Grade 10 to Form Four. The programme standardised day secondary school fees at KSh 500 per term, introduced free school feeding programme providing daily meals including Saturdays, and allocated additional funding for revision materials, laboratories, and other learning infrastructure. It also supported enrolment and performance through free uniforms in selected low-enrolment schools, supplementary funding for co-curricular activities, capped remedial tuition charges, and performance-based incentives for teachers and principals, while prohibiting additional school levies and extending coverage to all learners enrolled in day secondary schools within the constituency.
In addition to his role as a Member of Parliament, Nyoro is an entrepreneur with business interests spanning stock brokerage, communications, construction, civil works, and water engineering and drilling. His entrepreneurial journey began during his teenage years in rural Murang’a, where he worked as a cobbler and hawker, before later expanding into larger-scale business ventures.
Nyoro contested the Kiharu Constituency Parliamentary Seat in the 2017 Kenyan general election and was elected Member of Parliament after receiving 60,881 votes, defeating his closest rival who garnered 35,181 votes. His election was notable given the constituency's history of producing prominent national politians, including Kenneth Matiba. In the 2022 general election, Nyoro was re-elected to the same seat by a large margin, securing 68,256 votes compared to 9,425 votes obtained by his nearest competitor.
Nyoro was a confidante and a key member of President William Ruto's inner circle until he adopted a neutral stance during the impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. He had been widely regarded as a leading contender for President Ruto’s running mate in 2022 Kenyan general election; however, the position was ultimately awarded to Gachagua. Gachagua later fell out with the President and was impeached in October 2024. Nyoro belongs to United Democratic Alliance, a political party under Kenya Kwanza
In March 2019, Nyoro introduced the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Bill, 2019 in Parliament. The proposed legislation sought to impose severe penalties for corruption offences, including the death penalty. The bill attracted significant public attention and debate. However, ODM party leader Raila Odinga criticised the proposal, arguing that it was intended to curtail the powers of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions in the handling of corruption cases. Nyoro rejected these claims, instead attributing the criticism to media misrepresentation of the bill’s intent.
On 8 September 2019, Nyoro was involved in an altercation with then Nominated Member of Parliament Maina Kamanda during a fundraising event in Kiharu. Following the incident, he was sought by police and subsequently arrested on allegations of assault, incitement, and causing a disturbance. His arrest prompted protests and vigils by supporters in Murang’a town, who called for his release and maintained his innocence. Several Members of Parliament allied to then Deputy President William Ruto described the arrest as politically motivated, accusing operatives of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration of using state machinery to intimidate and silence political opponents. Nyoro was released the following morning, and all charges against him were unconditionally withdrawn.
Nyoro is married to Sophia Wambūi. He is the author of a motivational book, How to Succeed in High School.
Early life and education
Nyoro was born in December 1985 in Gathukiini location, Murang'a District. His mother was a peasant farmer while his father a small time carpenter in Kiandutu slums in Thika. He is the last born son in a family of four, the other siblings being his sisters. Nyoro enrolled for his primary education at Gathukiini Primary School and when he was in Standard 6, he opened a kiosk at his village to juggle between it and the school, but Nyoro's father dealt it a big blow when he purchased all the stock and ordered Ndìndì to demolish it and focus on his studies. Upon completing his primary education, Nyoro won a slot at Kiaguthu Boys Secondary School, but he could not join the school due to prohibitively high fees. The family thus enrolled him at Kiambugi Boys' Secondary because the school principal was a family friend and could allow for a flexible fee payment plan. Nyoro repaired shoes for his schoolmates at Kiambugi to scrape a living and to add to fee payment. During school holidays, he burnt charcoal and sold second hand clothes to supplement his family's meagre farming income. Nyoro was partly orphaned as his father passed on. He completed his secondary education in 2003 and performed exemplary well in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations and was the only student in Kiambugi in that year who got a university placement. He had to remain in school and work as a librarian in order to offset fee arrears of $300.In 2005, Nyoro joined Kenyatta University for a Bachelor of Arts. To muddle through harsh financial life, he set up a restaurant near the university, but the business performed dismally and he closed it down. He then secured a part-time job as a stockbroker in Nairobi. While a sophomore, he was elected as a student leader in Kenyatta University Student Association where he was the Academic Secretary. Nyoro graduated from Kenyatta University in December 2009.
Business career
Nyoro started Stockbridge Securities while a sophomore at Kenyatta University as he was working part-time for Ngenye Kariuki & Company Stockbrokers. Through apprenticeship by his mentor and the director of the company, Ngenye Kariuki who coincidentally happened to be Kiharu former member of parliament, Nyoro was introduced to the world of stock brokerage. But his start-up lost many business opportunities due to poor internet connection, and after carrying out research in Thika where one of his offices was located. In 2010, he then started Afrisec Telecoms as an internet service provider, and the firm has metamorphosized into a big entity with huge capital and staff establishment. In 2016, he co-founded a stock brokerage firm, Investax Capital, and due to conflict of interests, he resigned from Stockbridge Securities and receded his shareholding. Investax Capital is the largest stockbroker agency in Kenya with several branches. Later in 2016, he started yet another firm, to deal with construction, civil works, water engineering and drilling.Political career
Early political career
Nyoro’s political career began at Kenyatta University, where he was elected as a student leader in 2006 to represent more than 40,000 students in the University Senate. His involvement in student leadership provided early exposure to governance and public service. In 2013, he was appointed Chairperson of the Kiharu Constituency Development Fund, a position he served until midway through the termElection as Kiharu Constituency MP
In 2017, Nyoro vied for the Kiharu Parliamentary Seat where he trounced eleven competitors to clinch Jubilee Party ticket in the party primaries and thereafter won as the Member of Parliament during the 8 August election by scooping 60,991 votes against his main competitor who garnered 35,181 votes. His win at 31 years as a son of peasant farmer was hailed as a remarkable triumph over the big giants such as Kenneth Matiba, Gikonyo Kiano, Kembi Gitura and Ngenye Kariuki that represented the constituency in the past. In 2022 general election, he was re-elected as member of parliament and won by landslide when he garnered 68,256 votes against his closest competitor who got 9,425 votes.Masomo Bora Education Programme
The Masomo Bora programme is an education support initiative implemented in Kiharu Constituency under the leadership of Ndindi Nyoro, aimed at improving access to and quality of public day secondary education. The programme was formally launched in its expanded form in January 2026 and covers all 65 public day secondary schools in the constituency, benefiting over 12,000 learners enrolled in Grade 10, Form Three, and Form Four. Under the 2026 edition, school fees for all day secondary school learners were standardised at KSh 500 per term, effective from the first term of 2026, with schools prohibited from charging any additional registration or miscellaneous fees.A central component of the programme is a school feeding initiative, under which learners are provided with free lunch on all school days, including Saturdays. Meals consist of githeri and rice served on alternating days, with uji provided during tea breaks, and chapati served for lunch on the last Friday of every month. The feeding programme was introduced to support attendance, retention, and learning outcomes, particularly for students from low-income households.
The Masomo Bora programme also provides targeted academic and infrastructure support funded through the Kiharu National Government Constituency Development Fund. In the 2025/2026 financial year, KSh 10 million was allocated for revision materials, in addition to KSh 20 million provided in previous years. More than KSh 50 million has been allocated for education infrastructure, with emphasis on the construction and upgrading of science laboratories, alongside other learning facilities since the programme’s inception.
To address enrolment challenges, the programme provides free school uniforms to students joining Grade 10 in 20 identified low-enrolment day secondary schools, as well as newly established schools. Each of the 65 day secondary schools also receives an additional KSh 50,000 to supplement co-curricular activities such as music festivals and sports, in recognition of the limitations of regular capitation funding. Further, KSh 900,000 is allocated annually for prize-giving ceremonies, distributed equally between Murang’a East and Kahuro sub-counties, to reward academic performance without imposing costs on parents.
The programme incorporates performance-based incentives for educators and school administrators. The most improved teacher per subject in each sub-county is awarded a fully sponsored educational trip to Mombasa, including recognition for teachers whose participation had previously been delayed due to national examination marking duties. Principals from the best-performing and most improved schools per ward are awarded fully sponsored international study trips, with destinations including Dubai or, for those previously hosted there, Malaysia. These incentives are financed through non-public sources associated with the programme leadership.
Additional provisions under Masomo Bora include the capping of remedial tuition charges at KSh 1,000 per term, payment of insurance premiums and servicing costs for buses owned by day secondary schools, and confirmation that the programme applies to all learners enrolled in public day secondary schools in Kiharu, including students from other parts of Kenya.