By
PFJ Reporter and courtesy of www.statehousekenya.go.ke
Nyeri
County is home to Kenya`s 3rd President Emilio Mwai Kibaki and
is situated about 150 km from Kenya’s
capital Nairobi.The county is densely populated and fertile
The
county has six
constituencies namely Othaya,Tetu,
Kieni, Mathira, Mukurweini and Nyeri Town.
1.Othaya
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| Kibaki:President and also Othaya MP |
Othaya
constituency is represented in Parliament by President Mwai Kibaki
who was born on November 15th, 1931 in Gatuyaini Village, Othaya
division, Nyeri, in the Central Province. He is the last-born son of the late
Kibaki Githinji and the late Teresia Wanjiku. His siblings include Philip
Githinji, Kinyua Kibaki, Anastasia wangui, Waruguru Kibaki (who are all
deceased now), Ester waitherero, Bernard Nderitu and a half-brother Samuel
Githinji.
Mwai Kibaki went to Gatuyaini village
school where he completed what was then called Sub "A" and sub
"B" which is the equivalent of standard one and two. He then joined
Karima mission school for the three more classes of primary school. He later
moved to Mathari School (now Nyeri High School) between 1944 and 1946 for
Standard four to six. Here, he learnt carpentry and masonry because students
would repair furniture and provide material for maintaining the school's buildings.
He also grew his own food as all students in the school were expected to do.
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| F.T.Nyammo of Tetu |
After Karima Primary and Nyeri Boarding
primary schools, he proceeded to Man'gu High School where he studied between
1947 and 1950. He passed with a maximum of six points in his "O"
level examination. He was influenced by the veterans of the two World Wars in
his village and once considered becoming a soldier in his final year in Man'gu.
This did not materialize because of a ruling by the Chief colonial secretary, Walter
Coutts, which barred the recruitment of the Kikuyu, Embu and Meru communities
into the army. After Man'gu he proceeded to Makerere
University to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, History and
Political Science. While at the University, Kibaki was the Chairman of the
Kenya Students Association and the Vice-Chairman of Makerere Students Guild.
He graduated in 1955 with a First Class Honours Degree (BA) in Economics and took up an appointment as Assistant Sales Manager Shell Company of East Africa, Uganda Division. It is during the same year that he earned a scholarship to do postgraduate work in any British University. He enrolled at the prestigious London School of economics for a B.sc in public finance, graduating with a distinction.
He went back to Makerere in 1958 where he taught as an Assistant Lecturer in the economics department until 1960. In December 1960, he quit Makerere and returned home to take up a job with Kanu as an Executive Officer. Earlier in March 1960,he had been involved in the founding of the KANU party.
He graduated in 1955 with a First Class Honours Degree (BA) in Economics and took up an appointment as Assistant Sales Manager Shell Company of East Africa, Uganda Division. It is during the same year that he earned a scholarship to do postgraduate work in any British University. He enrolled at the prestigious London School of economics for a B.sc in public finance, graduating with a distinction.
He went back to Makerere in 1958 where he taught as an Assistant Lecturer in the economics department until 1960. In December 1960, he quit Makerere and returned home to take up a job with Kanu as an Executive Officer. Earlier in March 1960,he had been involved in the founding of the KANU party.
In
1962, Kibaki married Lucy Muthoni, the daughter of a Church Minister, and
together they have four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and
Tony Githinji. They also have three grandchildren: Joy Jamie Marie: Mwai Junior
and Krystina Muthoni.
In
1963 he made a debut in elective politics by contesting the Donholm
Constituency (now Makadara) in Nairobi Province, which he won on a Kanu ticket.
He was made the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance from 1963 to 1965 and in 1965 he was appointed a minister at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry where he served until 1969.In the same year, Mwai Kibaki was re-elected the MP for Donholm Constituency on a Kanu ticket.
He was later moved to the strategic ministry of Finance and economic Planning where he served from1970 to 1978. During this period Kibaki, moved his political base from Nairobi to Othaya and was re-elected in 1974 to represent Othaya constituency on a Kanu ticket. He was re-elected MP for the same constituency in the subsequent elections of 1979, 1983 and 1988. Besides being MP, Kibaki was the Othaya Kanu branch chairman from 1974 to 1991 when he resigned from Kanu to found the Democratic Party (DP).
Kibaki was appointed Vice-President in 1978 when Daniel Arap Moi took over the reins of power following the death of founding President, Jomo Kenyatta. He continued to serve in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning until 1983 when he moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Heritage .He served until 1988 when he was again moved to the Ministry of Health. Kibaki was also the Leader of Government Business and Chairman of the Sessional Committee from 1978 to 1988.He was the Kanu vice-President from 1978 to 1988.
Kibaki founded DP on December 25th, 1991 and vied for the Presidency on its ticket in the 1992 elections.He came third after Daniel Moi and Kenneth Matiba.
In 1997 he contested for the Presidency again on the same ticket and came second to Kanu's Daniel Arap Moi.He became Member and Chairman of Public Accounts Committee from 1997 to 2002.
He was made the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance from 1963 to 1965 and in 1965 he was appointed a minister at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry where he served until 1969.In the same year, Mwai Kibaki was re-elected the MP for Donholm Constituency on a Kanu ticket.
He was later moved to the strategic ministry of Finance and economic Planning where he served from1970 to 1978. During this period Kibaki, moved his political base from Nairobi to Othaya and was re-elected in 1974 to represent Othaya constituency on a Kanu ticket. He was re-elected MP for the same constituency in the subsequent elections of 1979, 1983 and 1988. Besides being MP, Kibaki was the Othaya Kanu branch chairman from 1974 to 1991 when he resigned from Kanu to found the Democratic Party (DP).
Kibaki was appointed Vice-President in 1978 when Daniel Arap Moi took over the reins of power following the death of founding President, Jomo Kenyatta. He continued to serve in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning until 1983 when he moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Heritage .He served until 1988 when he was again moved to the Ministry of Health. Kibaki was also the Leader of Government Business and Chairman of the Sessional Committee from 1978 to 1988.He was the Kanu vice-President from 1978 to 1988.
Kibaki founded DP on December 25th, 1991 and vied for the Presidency on its ticket in the 1992 elections.He came third after Daniel Moi and Kenneth Matiba.
In 1997 he contested for the Presidency again on the same ticket and came second to Kanu's Daniel Arap Moi.He became Member and Chairman of Public Accounts Committee from 1997 to 2002.
In
January 1998 DP became the Official Opposition Party hence Kibaki assumed
status of the Leader of the Official Opposition Party. He also became a Member
of the House Business Committee from 1998 to 2002.
Mwai
Kibaki was sworn in as President on 30th December 2002 after winning in the
preceding General Elections held on 27th December 2002. He is Kenya's 3rd
President.
He
will leave a good legacy of development
in the constituency as he has encouraged people to work hard and stop relying
on handouts as he once extended the art of self-reliance to his
school holidays where he earned extra money by working as a turn boy on buses
operated by the defunct Othaya African Bus Union.
2.Tetu
Tetu
Constituency once represented in Parliament by the late Nobel Peace Laureate
Prof.Wangari Maathai is currently represented in Parliament by Francis Thombe
Nyammo is serving his first term as the MP for Tetu Constituency, having been
elected on a PNU ticket in the December 2007 general elections.
An
economics graduate of the University of London and a career banker, Nyammo has
towered above Kenya's landscape in the past four decades, leaving indelible
footsteps in all the spheres he has stepped into. Whether in the public or
private sectors or as an entrepreneur, Nyammo has led from the front, helping
build larger than life institutions like Kenya Reinsurance Corporation
(Kenya-Re), National Bank of Kenya (NBK), Africa Re, and the Afro-Asia
Insurance and Re-insurance.
In
his corporate life, he has been General Manager, NBK; Chairman and MD,
Kenya-Re; President and founding director, Africa Insurance Organization;
Chairman, Afro-Asia Insurance and Re-insurance Association; Vice Chairman,
Kenyatta University College; Chairman and founding director, Kenya Finance
Bank.
Nyammo
is passionate about education. He is Chairman and principal shareholder of
Longhorn Publishers as well as Chancellor and principal shareholder of the
Inoreero University (formerly Kenya School of Professional Studies), two key
institutions that play very crucial roles in the country's education growth.
He
also has interests in the real estate and the insurance industry.
The
MP has also played a leading role in improving and articulating societal issues
and has served as the Chairman of the education sector in KEPSA, the national
private sector body whose aim is to improve public service delivery.
A
consummate leader in business and politics Nyammo has an enviable commitment
and devotion to serving the community and has, over the years, worked on
various development projects to improve Tetu.
Some
of these projects include: founding and continuing to support a number of rural
schools; building facilities for schools and churches; establishment of
bursaries to educate less fortunate children; mobilizing resources to provide
tapped water for rural communities - he has been instrumental in the
development of the Titie water project; as well as electricity initiatives and
women & youth projects.
Social
and Community positions
- Former Director & Governor, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) – an apex body of private sector associations in Kenya
- Member, Fellow Institute of Directors, UK
- Member, Nairobi club, Karen Country Club and Rotary Club of Kenya
- Chairman of the Board, F.T. Nyammo Secondary school , Tetu
Major
Awards
For his exemplary
services, Nyammo was awarded Order of the Grand Warrior of Kenya (OGW)
by President Mwai Kibaki and is respected and said to be doing well with
projects in his constituency.
Tomorrow we look at MPS in Kieni
and Mathira Constituencies.
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