Career
He attracted attention by defeating the incumbent, veteran politician Sir Allan Kemakeza, who had been seeking a sixth term in Parliament. A cabinet reshuffle took place on 18 April. Six ministers were removed to make way for the newcomers and shore up the parliamentary majority of Prime Minister Danny Philip.
Mua was appointed Minister for Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs.
As minister, he co-organised the participation of ten Solomon Islanders in "an eight weeks course on gender at Flinders University" in Australia. In October, he was reshuffled to the position of Minister for Forest and Research.
In July 2012, Mua was criticised by Opposition leader Doctor Derek Sikua for having renewed the logging licence of the Earth Movers Logging Company. Sikua alleged that Mua had done so under pressure from the Prime Minister and in contravention to the Attorney General’s advice.
Mua denied the claim, saying he had acted on the basis of his own judgment, and accused the Opposition of spreading misinformation.
He replied that he had approved funds for all six projects that had applied for funding in his constituency, noting that "to say the projects all went to my relatives and or close friends was not true”.
