Uhuru Cabinet
John Kiyonga Munyes: The favoured Kaiser from the NorthAugust 1, 2022Level-headed, soft-spoken, and shy of controversy, John Kiyonga Munyes does not come across as a politician in a country where the kind are known to be boisterous, cavalier, or rabble-rousing. Perhaps his demeanour stems from his many years in the […]
Kibaki Cabinet
Githu Muigai – Doyen of circumspect phraseologyApril 25, 2022Muigai is a founding partner at one of the most successful indigenous law practices in Kenya, Mohammed Muigai LLP, where his prowess was undisputed. His legal scholarship, already well developed at graduation from the University of Nairobi in 1983, was solidified at Columbia Law School where he […]
Moi Cabinet
Johnstone Muendo Makau – Navigating the choppy waters of transitionMay 12, 2022Johnstone Muendo Makau was a flamboyant, youthful Minister for Information and Broadcasting who spent most of his time fending off local and international criticism of President Daniel arap Moi’s government for muzzling media freedom. An outgoing politician who nursed presidential ambitions, […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Julius Gikonyo Kiano – Champion of African small-scale businessApril 29, 2022Julius Gikonyo Kiano, the first Kenyan to obtain a PhD degree, was a pioneer scholar and freedom hero. He was born in 1926 at Githiga in Kangema, Murang’a District. He went to Weithaga Primary and Kagumo Intermediate schools before joining Alliance […]