Peter Gatirau Munya (born 1969) is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture. He took over the ministry on 14 January 2020 after being transferred from the Ministry of Trade and Industrialization. He also served in the same capacity in the ministry of East African Community and Northern Corridor Development. He is a politician who served as the first governor of Meru County, and as the second Chairman of the Council of Governors. He was, until his appointment as a Cabinet Secretary, the Party of National Unity (PNU) Leader. He also served as the 2nd Member of Parliament for Tigania East Constituency, Meru County in Central Kenya. Early life The son of Jackson Munya M'Rukunga and Grace Mwakithi, he was born and raised in Muthaara, Meru County. Governor Meru County Peter Munya served as the governor of Meru County from 27 March 2013 to 18 August 2017, having won the elections of March 2013 narrowly against the Educationist Kilemi Mwiria. His term as governor was bogged down by a petition against his win at the Meru High Court and constant wrangles with sitting area MPs who accused him of being a lone ranger and stood with his challenger throughout the electoral petition. As Meru Governor, Munya was credited with running the best up country fire department in the country, second only to the County of Mombasa's. He was also acclaimed for coming up with major firsts, among them establishing the MCIDC, a corporation through which the county was to invest in sectors that would provide stable market to the local farming community, provide employment to the county's youth, provide vital services to the local business community, and generate revenue for the county government. Education Munya sat for and passed his ‘O’ Levels at Chogoria Boys High School, and proceeded to Meru School for his ‘A’ levels. At Meru School, he was the Chairman of the Debating Club and a winner of the Provincial Public Speaking Competition. In 1993 he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB 2nd class Hons Lower Division) from the University of Nairobi. At the University of Nairobi, Munya was twice elected, in 1992 and 1993, chair of the Kenya Law Students Society (KLLS). Upon graduation, he took up internship at Kamau Kuria and Kiraitu Advocates in Nairobi. In January 1995 he went on to the University of Brussels, Belgium, on a Belgian