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Aden Bare Duale

National Assembly

Aden Bare Duale

Constituency Garissa Township
Party Jubilee Party
Status Elected
Term Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
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Biography

Aden Bare Duale (Somali: Aadan Barre Ducaale) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President William Ruto, having assumed the position on 31 October 2022. He was dismissed on 11 July 2024 and then reinstated on 19 July 2024 in a different capacity as Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry before being moved to Ministry of Health. He hails from the Ogaden - AbudWaaq branch of the greater Darod clan. A former Member of the National Assembly for Garissa Township Constituency, Duale served as the Majority Leader of the National Assembly under the Jubilee Party in the 11th Parliament from 2013 to 2017 and in the 12th Parliament from 2017 to 2020, when he was ousted for perceived disloyalty to former President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Jubilee Party leader. He was first elected in 2007 under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), but left the party in 2009, teaming up with Ruto to form the United Republican Party.

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Current Positions

A member of the 12th Parliament from August 31, 2017 to August 9, 2022

Committee Membership

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Parliamentary Activity

Aden Bare Duale has made a total of 1244 speeches in the 12th Parliament.

Plenary Contribution 20th September 2018
20 speeches in 4 contributions
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Bills Sponsored

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Voting Record

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Papers Laid

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Declarations of Interest

Constitution of Kenya, Chapter 6 (Leadership & Integrity) + Public Officer Ethics Act.

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In the Kenya Gazette

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  • 27 Feb 2026 Vol. CXXVIII-No. 34

    Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXVIII-No. 34

    Appointed

    Aden Bare Duale

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