Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa (25 November 1944 – 23 August 2003) was a renowned Kenyan politician who at the time of his death was serving as the eighth Vice-President of Kenya.

Michael Christopher Kijana Wamalwa was born in Sosio, a village near Kimilili in Kenya's Bungoma district.

During this period, he also ran the family farms in the Kitale area, as well as holding several prominent government positions, including general manager of the Kenya Stone Mining Company and director of the Kenya-Japan Association.

Wamalwa went on to contest the 1997 Kenyan elections as a leader of the opposition, but he fared badly and came only fourth in the nationwide tally of votes.

In the run up to the 2002 general elections, Wamalwa closed ranks with fellow opposition stalwarts in a bid to wrestle KANU out of power.

He briefly recovered, and returned to Kenya to marry Yvonne Nambia in a sumptuous ceremony; it was said that he proposed in Shakespearean English, and arrived at church in a vintage Ford, wearing a morning coat.

Just two months after the wedding, Wamalwa returned to the Royal Free Hospital for another check-up, leading to widespread speculation that his health was worse than doctors had been letting on.

Various Kenyan newspapers listed gout, a chest infection, or pancreatitis as the reasons for his illness, while the British magazine The Economist reported his death had been caused by complications relating to AIDS.