Kenya YearBook Editorial Board | Cabinets

Uhuru Cabinet

  • Joseph Ole Lenku: Reluctant warrior
    Often coming across as lost and perplexed during press conferences, it seemed as if Joseph ole Lenku, the former Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, would much rather have been somewhere else, not answering […]

Kibaki Cabinet

  • Jebii Kilimo – A model servant leader
    Linah Jebii Kilimo recalls that teacher well — the one who introduced the aspirations and hopes that changed the course of her life. She was just a Class 4 pupil at the time, but the impact has endured. “He would tell us stories of uncircumcised, educated women who lived in a big city called […]

Moi Cabinet

  • Jeremiah Joseph Mwaniki Nyagah – Teacher who left a political dynasty
    Jeremiah Joseph Mwaniki Nyagah is best remembered as a politician who opted to retire from politics to a village life, having served with distinction in the ministries of Agriculture and Education. Born at Igari, Embu, on November 24, 1920, Nyagah started primary education in 1925 at the Anglican […]

Kenyatta Cabinet

  • Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi , The art collector
    Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi was appointed second Vice-President in May, 1966, following the fallout between President Kenyatta and Vice-President Odinga. Earlier, Murumbi had been independent Kenya’s first Foreign Affairs Minister. Murumbi was born in […]
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