WangarĩMuta Maathai was a Kenyan social,environmental,and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement,an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees,environmental conservation,and women's rights. In 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an indigenous grassroots organization in Kenya that empowers women through the planting of trees. It is one of the most effective and well-known grassroots organisations addressing the problem of global deforestation. Professor Wangari Maathai established the organization in 1977 under the auspices of the National Council of Women of Kenya (NCWK). GBM's successes in forest conservation,education,and women's economic empowerment have gained the organisation worldwide acclaim. It is also noted for its advocacy of human rights,democratisation of access to public lands,and environmental justice issues such as the role of women's traditional ecological knowledge in addressing environmental degradation and desertification.
Forum for the Restoration of Democracy–Kenya (FORD–Kenya) is a Kenyan political party. The party has sat in the government of Kenya once,under the National Rainbow Coalition,from 2003 to 2007,having ended forty years of one party rule. In April 2022,the party joined the Kenya Kwanza coalition for the August 2022 elections,and is headed by Moses Wetangula,the current speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
William Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto is a Kenyan politician who is the fifth and current president of Kenya since 13 September 2022. Prior to becoming president,he served as the first elected deputy president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Previously,holders of the position were referred to as Vice President and the officeholder was unelected and appointed by the President. He previously served in three cabinet portfolios as the Minister for Home Affairs,the Minister of Agriculture and as Minister for Higher Education.
The University of Nairobi is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi and is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956,it did not become an independent university until 1970. During that year,the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities:the Makerere University in Uganda,the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania,and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenyan politician and land economist who is currently serving as Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya and expanded role of Foreign &Diaspora Affairs Minister of Kenya,he is also the party leader of the Amani National Congress (ANC),one of the founding political parties,of the Kenya Kwanza alliance. He served as the 7th Vice-President of Kenya in 2002 and Deputy Prime Minister (2008–2012),when he resigned to contest for the Presidency in the 2013 Kenyan general election and emerged third. He was the deputy party leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) (2005–2012) and Party Leader of the United Democratic Forum Party (UDF) from May 2012 to July 2015.
Raila Amolo Odinga is a Kenyan politician who was the prime minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has been the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since 2013. He is the leader of Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party.
Corruption in the government of Kenya has a history which spans the era of the founding president Jomo Kenyatta,to Daniel arap Moi's KANU,Mwai Kibaki's PNU governments. President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party government,and the current William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration has also been riddled with massive cases of graft.
John Njoroge Michuki was a Kenyan politician and businessman. He was born at Muguru,village,Iyego Location,Kangema Division in Murang’a District. He was educated in Kenya and abroad. Michuki emerged as one of the prominent and long-serving civil servants and politicians as well as a businessman in Kenya. Michuki served Kenya in various capacities,including Permanent Secretary in the Finance Ministry,Chairman of the Kenya Commercial Bank,Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He was serving his 4th five-year term as a Member of Parliament for Kangema Constituency. Michuki had a reputation as a "ruthless" and efficient manager,and was widely acknowledged as among the best performing ministers in President Kibaki's Government. He was serving as the Minister for Environment and National Resources at the time of his death.
Joshua Serem Kutuny is a Kenyan politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Kenya for Cherangany Constituency. He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement from 2007 before he defected to the United Republican Party prior to the 2013 general election,and finally to the Jubilee Party from 2017.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory agency for the ICT industry in Kenya with responsibilities in telecommunications,e-commerce,broadcasting and postal/courier services. The CA is also responsible for managing the country's numbering and frequency spectrum resources,administering the Universal Service Fund (USF) as well as safeguarding the interests of users of ICT services.
Nixon Korir is a Kenyan politician and is currently the nominated principal secretary for State Department for Lands and Physical Planning in Kenya..
Alfred Nganga Mutua is a Kenyan journalist and politician who is the current Minister for Tourism and Wildlife. He formerly served as the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs under President William Ruto.
Rebecca Miano is a Kenyan lawyer who has served as the Cabinet Secretary for Investments,Trade &Industry since October 2023. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary for East African Community,the ASALs and Regional Development. Before joining Cabinet,she served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of KenGen Plc.,the largest producer of electricity in the East African region from November 2017. She was confirmed on 1 November 2017,having served in acting capacity since August 2017.
Monica Kathina Juma is a Kenyan diplomat who currently serves as National Security Advisor to President William Ruto. She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Defence in the cabinet of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Teresia Mbaika Malokwe,is currently the nominated principal secretary of State Department for Devolution assigned in the office of H.E. Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua the deputy president of the Republic of Kenya. .Teresia is also an environmentalist and health economist. She also serves as the Secretary of the "National Government-Constituency Development Fund" (NG-CDF) for Kaiti Constituency,in Makueni County,in the former Eastern Province of Kenya.
Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is a Kenyan politician who is serving as Deputy President of Kenya since 2022. He previously served as the Member of Parliament for Mathira Constituency between 2017 and 2022 as a member of the Jubilee Party. In the 2022 election,William Ruto selected Gachagua as his running mate,and the two were elected with just over 50% of the vote.
Terry Ramadhani Kiunge,commonly referred to as Terry Kiunge,is a Kenyan businesswoman,human resource professional and corporate executive who was,in May 2022,appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO),at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Before her current position,she worked as the director of human resources at Aga Khan University,based in Nairobi,Kenya. She also previously served as a board member on the KEMSA board of directors. In May 2023,Tery was fired from her role as Kemsa CEO along with the entire Kemsa board by the President for bungling a tendering process for nets by the Global Fund https://nation.africa/kenya/news/ruto-fires-health-ps-kemsa-boss-and-entire-board-4235650
Peninah Malonza,OGW,is a Kenyan politician who serves as the current Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of EAC,Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development,in the Cabinet of Kenya,and Ex Officio Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) effective 5 October 2023. Prior to this appointment,from 27 September 2022 until 4 October 2023,she served as the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism,Wildlife and Heritage,the President of the 13th Governing Council of the Parties to Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) on Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora as well as the Vice Chairperson of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Regional Commission for Africa (CAF).
