Dr.Alfred N. Mutua, E.G.H. is the current Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya.
Prior to his appointment he served as the First Governor of Machakos County for two terms, from 2013 to 2017 and from 2018 to 2022.
Dr. Mutua had previously served the country as the Official Government Spokesman between 2002 and 2012.
Dr Mutua, who has a Doctorate in Communication and Media has been a journalist, author, businessman, lecturer, civil servant and a politician.
He was a lecturer in Daystar University, Kenya, University of Western Sydney, Australia, Macquire University, Australia and Zayed University, UAE.
He is a seasoned journalist and movie maker who has worked around the world as a foreign correspondent and a travel features writer. He is best known in Kenya for producing Kenya’s first Action movie series, Cobra Squad and the TV series Beba Beba. Dr. Mutua is the author of a financial self help book, How To Be Rich in Africa and Other Secrets of Survival and was the publisher of the popular fashion magazine, Passion Magazine.
An aviation and fitness & sports enthusiast Dr. Mutua is a martial arts expert with expertise in Shotokan Karate, Tae-Kwondo and Temple Kung-fu. In his free time, he enjoys playing Flight Simulaters, watching movies, motorsports, soccer and athletics.