Uhuru Cabinet
Eugene Wamalwa: The wily heir of a political lineageAugust 14, 2022When he first contested an elective seat back in 2002, Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa was still in mourning his more politically accomplished elder brother, then Vice-President Michael Kijana Wamalwa, who deployed his oratory skills and Oxbridge accent to […]
Kibaki Cabinet
Joseph Nyagah – The cooperatives maestroMarch 2, 2022“Change is the law of life,” a wise man once said, and while ‘constant change’ may be an oxymoron, it is also a stark reality as Joseph Nthiga Nyagah can confirm. For starters, Gachoka Constituency, which he once represented as MP when it was in Mbeere District, is now Mbeere South Constituency. […]
Moi Cabinet
Andrew Omanga – Champion of grassroot developmentMay 5, 2022Andrew John Omanga first became Member of Parliament (MP) for the larger Nyaribari Constituency after defeating Lawrence Sagini in 1979. He was among several new faces in President Moi’s first Cabinet, a position he landed with the support of Simeon Nyachae, the influential Chief Secretary, the […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
Ronald Ngala – Grand master of Coast politicsMay 1, 2022Born in 1922 in Kilifi, Ronald Gideon Ngala went to St John’s School, Kaloleni, Shimo la Tewa and later Alliance High School. He then joined Makerere College for a diploma in education. He taught at St John’s and Taveta’s Mbale Secondary schools […]