Kenya YearBook Editorial Board | Cabinets

Uhuru Cabinet

  • Felix Koskei: The ephemeral monitor
    Felix Kiptarus Kosgei served in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Cabinet between April 2013 and March 2015 as the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. As he formed his first Cabinet in 2013, the President was faced with the […]

Kibaki Cabinet

  • Dalmas Otieno – The level headed veteran
    A longtime KANU stalwart in the Moi era, Dalmas Anyango Otieno was perceived as an opportunist among opposition politicians. But when President Mwai Kibaki appointed him minister for Public Service in the Grand Coalition Government, he was tapping into one of the most experienced politicians and […]

Moi Cabinet

  • Winfred Nyiva Mwendwa – An accomplished politician who scored many firsts
    Winfred Nyiva Mwendwa made history when she was appointed by President Daniel arap Moi as Kenya’s first female Cabinet Minister in 1992. She served as Minister for Culture and Social Services. The widow of Kenya’s first African Chief Justice, Kitili Maluki Mwendwa, the accomplished politician, now […]

Kenyatta Cabinet

  • Oginga Odinga, Doyen of opposition politics
    Oginga Odinga was, undoubtedly, the doyen of opposition politics in the colonial and the post-independence eras. Since the colonial times, he was known for his political and ideological consistency. Odinga was a fearless leader. Unlike many […]
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