The Kenya African Union (KAU) was a political organization in colonial Kenya,formed in October 1944 prior to the appointment of the first African to sit in the Legislative Council. In 1960 it became the current Kenya African National Union (KANU).
Murang'a County is one of the counties of Kenya's former Central Province. Its largest town and capital is Murang'a,which was referred to as Fort Hall during the colonial era. The county is inhabited mainly by and is considered the birthplace of the Gikuyu,the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The county has a population of 1,056,640 based on the 2019 census.
Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was a Kenyan trade unionist,educator,Pan-Africanist,author,independence activist,and statesman. He was one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya. He led the negotiations for independence at the Lancaster House Conferences and was instrumental in the formation of Kenya's independence party –the Kenya African National Union (KANU) –where he served as its first Secretary-General. He laid the foundation for Kenya's capitalist and mixed economy policies at the height of the Cold War and set up several of the country's key labour institutions. Mboya was Minister for Economic Planning and Development when he was assassinated.
Kiraitu Murungi is a Commissioner at the Kenya Law Reform Commission and the former governor of Meru County in Kenya. He is a former long-serving member of parliament for South Imenti constituency (1992-2013),former cabinet minister,and former senator for Meru County.
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.
Mumias Sugar Company Limited is a sugar manufacturing company in Kenya,the largest economy in the East African Community. It is the largest sugar manufacturer in Kenya,producing about 250,000 metric tonnes (42%) of the estimated 600,000 metric tonnes annual national output.
Harry Thuku was a Kenyan born in Kiambu,Mitahato village. As a politician,he was one of the pioneers in the development of modern African nationalism in Kenya. He helped found the Young Kikuyu Association and the East African Association before being arrested and exiled from 1922 to 1931. In 1932 he became President of the Kikuyu Central Association,in 1935 founded the Kikuyu Provincial Association,and in 1944 founded the Kenya African Study Union. Opposed to the Mau Mau movement,he later retired to coffee-farming.
Peter Gatirau Munya is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary of Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture. He took over the ministry on 14 January 2020 after being transferred from the Ministry of Trade and Industrialization. He also served in the same capacity in the ministry of East African Community and Northern Corridor Development.
Ferdinard Ndungu Waititu,also known as Baba Yao,is a Kenyan politician who served as the second governor of Kiambu County from 2016 to January 2020. He was impeached on corruption charges. His troubles started after it was learnt he was involved in a scheme of grabbing land from a widow worth over one million dollars amongst other fraudulent activities. He is currently awaiting trial for the mismanagement of county fund of over five million dollars. He also served as an assistant minister for Water Services and Irrigation in the government of Kenya.
Martin Nyaga Wambora is a Kenyan politician. He is the first governor of Embu County in Kenya after winning on a TNA ticket in the Embu gubernatorial elections which was conducted in March 2013. He would later become the first Governor in Kenya to be impeached,not once but twice but he successfully challenged the impeachment later and was overwhelmingly Re-elected in 2017 winning his 2nd term in office. He was a former member of parliament for Runyenjes Constituency from 2003 to 2007. Prior to becoming the governor of Embu County,he served as the chairman of the board of Kenya Airports Authority and led to its winning of the two most prestigious airport industry awards in 2011.
Susan Mboya is a corporate executive and philanthropist who is the Principal and International Advisor for Navigators Global a Washington DC based consulting firm. Susan has been a corporate executive for over 25 years and has held a number of senior executive positions at global multinational firms. Susan was the Global Director for Oral B Oral Care at Procter and Gamble for 5 years and was the General Manager of Coca-Cola South Africa from 2008 to 2011. Susan is the immediate former President of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and the group director of the Eurasia Africa Group (EAG) for women’s economic empowerment at Coca-Cola. and is the daughter of the late Tom Mboya,a Kenyan nationalist leader,and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya and the late Pamela Mboya,a renowned diplomat who was Kenya’s representative to UN Habitat. Tom Mboya was a well-known trade unionist,educationist,Pan Africanist,author,and a Cabinet Minister in Kenyas first post-independence Government. She is also the former First Lady of Nairobi County,Kenya's largest county and the capital city and economic centre of Kenya. Susan holds a number of board positions including the Chair of Liberty Group,a publicly traded company in the nairobi stock exchange. Susan is the Founder of the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund,a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides scholarships and leadership development training to academically gifted,marginalized African girls to enable them to attend top colleges and universities around the world with the objective of creating a pipeline of African female leaders. The Zawadi Africa program is based on the Africa Student Airlifts program launched by her father and President John F. Kennedy in 1959 that enabled several participants including Barack Obama Sr,father of President Barack Obama,and Professor Wangari Mathaai to study in the U.S.
Jonathan Mueke is a Kenyan politician and the current Principal Secretary for State Department for Sports and The Arts. He is also the former Deputy Governor of Nairobi County.
Alice Muthoni Wahome is a Kenyan politician and cabinet secretary for Lands,Public Works,Housing and Urban Development. Wahome was the elected as Member of Parliament for the Kandara Constituency in the March 2013 general elections and successfully defended her seat in 2017 and 2022 prior to resigning her seat to join cabinet. Wahome is a member of UDA.
Pamela Mboya was a Kenyan political activist and diplomat,the wife of Tom Mboya the Kenyan trade unionist,educationist,Pan Africanist,author,independence activist,Cabinet Minister and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of Kenya.
Polycarp Igathe Kamau is a Kenyan businessman,politician and corporate executive,He acts as the Chief Commercial Officer in Equity Group Holdings. He had earlier served as the Vice President in charge of Sales and Marketing in Vivo Energy Africa. Before that,he had served as the Chief Commercial Officer of Equity Bank Kenya,between May 2018 and September 2018 when he was later promoted to the Managing director position.
Paul Ongili Owino,also known as Babu Owino,is a Kenyan politician and member of parliament for Embakasi East Constituency. He gained media recognition as the chairperson of Students Organisation of Nairobi University (SONU).
Martha Karambu Koome is a Kenyan advocate who is currently serving as the Chief Justice of Kenya,and is the first woman to occupy the post.
The Sarrai Group of Companies,commonly referred to as the Sarrai Group,is a privately owned conglomerate in East Africa and Southern Africa. The group maintains its headquarters in Kampala,Uganda,with subsidiaries in Kenya and Malawi. The group is headed by the executive group chairman,Sarbjit Singh Rai
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.
