court ordered Mututho to deposit KES 6.4 million or have his property auctioned after he lost a case seeking the court to review the costs of his 2007 election petition. As a Member of Parliament, John 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 6 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. As Chairman of NACADA President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed John Mututho as the Chairman of NACADA on 20 November 2013 after parliament approved his nomination. Soon after his appointment, John Mututho publicly contemplated controlling private gatherings in which alcohol was served during the Christmas Season. The announcement received sharp reaction by the Kenyan public and Mututho was criticized for attempting to infringe on Kenyans' constitutional right to privacy. In an interview on radio, Mututho claimed that his statement had been misinterpreted saying that he had proposed the licensing of alcohol distributors who made deliveries to homes or private parties and not the widely held claim that he wanted to license house parties themselves. In June 2014, Mututho was report as spearheading attempts by NACADA to lobby for the death penalty of persons convicted of causing death by selling illicit alcoholic brews. On 25 June 2014, NACADA banned nineteen Hookah flavors found to contain banned substances. The decision was announced to the media by John Mututho. In early July 2014, Mututho claimed that the Governor for Machakos County, Dr. Alfred Mutua, had failed to prevent the abuse of drugs and alcohol by minors in a recently held rugby tournament and further advised that the event be banned. Mututho faced backlash from residents of the county terming the allegations as outrageous and far-fetched. Social media responded to Mututho's allegations as his attempt at banning everything. also he is the founder of nakuru county students caucus(ncsc) a caucus for students at higher institutions. References Year of birth missing (living people) Elders of the Order of the Burning Spear Living people Kenya African National Union politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya)