Uhuru Cabinet
Charles Keter: Jubilee’s lighting paladinAugust 4, 2022Charles Cheruiyot Keter was not among the first choices for Cabinet slots when Jubilee Party came to power in 2013. However, he would go on to become one of the longest-serving Cabinet secretaries for Energy despite joining the government slightly […]
Kibaki Cabinet
Kijana Wamalwa – The master oratorMarch 7, 2022Wamalwa, the son a former senator, was the eighth Vice President of the Republic of Kenya and the first of three vice presidents who served in Kibaki’s two-term presidency. His ascent to the vice presidency was occasioned by the historic victory of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) in the 2002 […]
Moi Cabinet
Isaac Kiprono Ruto – A rebel with or without a causeMay 12, 2022Among the youthful and energetic politicians tasked with warding off opposition to the dominant KANU party in the Rift Valley region was Isaac Kiprono Ruto, who was Minister for Vocational Training towards the end of President Daniel arap Moi’s tenure in 2002. He was 34 years old when he was […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
James Samuel Gichuru – Gentle, but made of sterner stuffApril 29, 2022Born in 1914 to pioneer Christians Samuel Gitau and Mariam Nyaguthii, James Samuel Gichuru was the first of nine children. His 90-year-old sister Hannah Wanjiku says that at a young age, Gichuru led a life different from boys his age, mostly because […]