Uhuru Cabinet
Prof. Judi Wakhungu: Don with a diplomatic touchAugust 14, 2022At his inauguration in April 2013, President Uhuru Kenyatta signalled a firm resolve to protect and conserve Kenya’s natural resources, a first for a newly sworn in Kenyan Head of State. Promising to exploit natural resources in a way that benefits […]
Kibaki Cabinet
James Orengo – The indefatigable soldierMarch 3, 2022Only he knows his next move. But undoubtedly, he’s the swashbuckler of current Kenyan politics — daring and in a hurry to tackle the powerful and the mighty, and rarely shying away from divisive matters, such as impeaching the President or Cabinet members. This has been his fodder for 40 years. And […]
Moi Cabinet
Julius Gikonyo Kiano -Moi ally who served in Cabinet for only one yearMay 12, 2022In 1976, Julius Gikonyo Kiano was appointed to head the newly-created Ministry of Water Development, where he remained until he lost the Mbiri (now Kiharu) parliamentary seat to Kenneth Matiba in 1979. Kiano had held the seat since 1966 when it was hived off from Kangema, where he had been Member […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Kenya’s first President and Prime Minister – Mzee Jomo KenyattaMay 1, 2022Kenya’s first President and Prime Minister, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta was an African statesman who rose from jail and house arrest to lead a new nation from 1963 to 1978. Mzee Kenyatta was born Kamau wa Ngengi at Ng’enda in Gatundu, Kiambu, in the 1890s. […]