Kenya YearBook Editorial Board | Cabinets

Uhuru Cabinet

  • Henry K. Rotich: A man of complex numbers
    When Henry Rotich was appointed Finance minister in April 2013, he was only 44 years old. It was a prestigious position for a man with a quiet, almost timid, disposition. And although he had by-passed several of his seniors at Treasury, he was not […]

Kibaki Cabinet

  • Njenga Karume – The faithful confidant
    Njenga Karume and Mwai Kibaki were the best of friends. But how Karume, a Standard 4 primary school dropout, could hobnob with an economist, who had not only lectured at the prestigious Makerere University but also passed all his exams with a distinction at both Makerere and at the London School of […]

Moi Cabinet

  • Joseph Kamau Kamere – A victim of the times
    To friends and foes alike, Joseph Kamau Kamere’s appointment as Kenya’s third Attorney General came as an absolute shocker. The only person who must have smiled, perhaps sardonically, for days on end at this most unlikely appointment was Charles Njonjo, independent Kenya’s pioneer AG and the man […]

Kenyatta Cabinet

  • Isaac Omolo Okero – Defied Odinga wave for 10 years
    Isaac Edwin Omolo Okero had a relatively successful political career between 1969 and 1979 as a Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for Gem constituency in Siaya District. He served in various ministries in the Kenyatta administration between […]
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