[4] Born on 1 April 1969, in Saboti at the foot of Mount Elgon, Eugene Wamalwa took his A levels at Gendia High School in Homa Bay.

One of his highlights as a practicing lawyer was representing President Yoweri Museveni in 2001 Uganda presidential election petition against opposition leader Kizza Besigye.

[5] The death of his brother and vice president Michael Wamalwa Kijana in 2003 vacated the Saboti MP seat.

He showed interest as a candidate in the 2013 presidential elections but later decided to support Musalia Mudavadi under the AMANI Coalition.

He has also served as the Minister for justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs from 2011 to 2013 during President Kibaki’s second term in office.