Former NACADA boss John Mututho is today marking 70 years.
Mututho who also served as Naivasha MP is well known for coming up with Mututho Laws towards bringing sanity in the liquor businesses.
As a Member of Parliament, Mututho served as Chairman Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources which was later renamed the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives that then oversaw six ministries.
Mututho is also known for introducing the Alcohol Control Act which among other things limits the operation time of bars and others alcohols selling outlets to 5:00 pm till 11:00 pm on weekdays and 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm on weekends and legalizes consumption and sale of traditional alcoholic beverages.
The Alcohol Control Act was enacted in 2010.
In 2017, on Independent candidature he unsuccessfully contested for for governor seat in Nakuru.
Mututho has a Diploma in Range Management from Egerton University, Kenya and a Bsc in Range Management and Agriculture from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
He also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Resource Economics and an Msc. in Environment Economics from La Trobe University, Australia.
Before his service in Parliament, Mututho worked in the civil service for 11 years and was a coordinator of the International Agencies and Government of Kenya projects in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASAL) for two years.
He designed a water harvesting systems implemented by FAO in Kenya and Ethiopia using shallow pit systems.
He was also chairman of board of governors Naivasha Girls Secondary School for seven years and helped transform the school into a top performer.
He founded Computers for Schools Kenya (CFSK) in 2002, an NGO through which more than 70,000 computers have been distributed to schools countrywide.
He currently runs John MEC Rehabilitation