| Intro | Kenyan politician and sport shooter |
| A.K.A. | John Harun |
| Is |
Politician Sports shooter Businessperson |
| From | Kenya |
| Type |
Business Politics Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 24 June 1948, Machakos, Kenya |
| Age: | 72 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
John Harun Mwau (born 24 June 1948) is a Kenyan businessman and politician. He is the former Member of Parliament for Kilome Constituency. He is the founding chairman Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya (PICK). He was the first director of the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority and ran as a Presidential Candidate in the 1992 Kenyan general election. Prior to his career as a politician, he was a sports shooter and competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
2013 election
Mwau vied for senatorial position for Makueni in 2013 Election. He was defeated by Mutula Kilonzo
| Candidate | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kiki Mulwa | NARC | 2,668 |
| Harun MWau | PICK | 51,162 |
| Mutula Kilonzo | WIper | 193,539 |
| Muthoka Katumo | Independent | 2,459 |
| Rejected | 1,544 | |
| Vote Cast | 251,363 |
2013 Makueni by-election
Mutula Kilonzo Jnr a son of former senator Mutula Kilonzo of Wiper Democratic Party won 163,232 votes to win the Makueni Senate seat in the 2013 by-election. Mwau therefore has lost senatorial election to father and son in a span of 5 month.
| Cadindate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Mutula Kilonzo Jnr | Wiper | 163,232 |
| John H. Mwau | PICK | 6,431 |
| Philip Kaloki | NARC | 9,762 |
| Katumo Urbanus | Independent | 517 |
| Kitundu Jane | Labour | 387 |
| Rejected | ||
| Total Cast | 180,329 |
Makueni by-election, the first after the 4 March 2013 general election, was occasioned by the death of Mutula Kilonzo on 27 April 2013. The voter turnout was 60.4%.