Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He is the country's longest-serving president to date. Moi previously served as the third vice president of Kenya from 1967 to 1978 under President Jomo Kenyatta,becoming the president following the latter's death.
The Kenya African National Union (KANU) is a Kenyan political party that ruled for nearly 40 years after Kenya's independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral loss in 2002. It was known as Kenya African Union (KAU) from 1944 but due to pressure from the colonial government,KAU changed its name to Kenya African Study Union (KASU) mainly because all political parties were banned in 1939 following the start of the Second World War. In 1946 KASU rebranded itself into KAU following the resignation of Harry Thuku as president due to internal differences between the moderates who wanted peaceful negotiations and the militants who wanted to use force,the latter forming the Aanake a forty,which later became the Mau Mau. His post was then occupied by James Gichuru,who stepped down for Jomo Kenyatta in 1947 as president of KAU. The KAU was banned by the colonial government from 1952 to 1960. It was re-established by James Gichuru in 1960 and renamed KANU on 14 May 1960 after a merger with Tom Mboya's Kenya Independence Movement.
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013.
Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. Kenyatta is the son of Jomo Kenyatta,Kenya's first president,and his fourth wife Mama Ngina Kenyatta. He has been married to Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta since 1991. They have three children:the two sons,Jomo and Muhoho,and a daughter,Ngina Kenyatta.
Moody Arthur Awori,known as "Uncle Moody",is a former Kenyan politician who served as the ninth Vice President of Kenya from 25 September 2003 to 9 January 2008. He is also the author of Riding on a Tiger, an autobiography about his life in politics.
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.
Raila Amolo Odinga is a Kenyan politician who served as 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.
The 1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt was a failed attempt to overthrow President Daniel arap Moi's government. At 3 A.M. on Sunday,1 August 1982,a group of soldiers from the Kenya Air Force took over Eastleigh Air Base just outside Nairobi,and by 4 A.M. the nearby Embakasi air base had also fallen. At 6 A.M. Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka and Sergeant Pancras Oteyo Okumu captured the Voice of Kenya radio station in central Nairobi,from where they then broadcast in English and Swahili that the military had overthrown the government. Working at the behest of Ochuka,Corporal Bramwel Injeni Njereman was leading a plot to bomb the State House and the General Service Unit headquarters from the Laikipia Air Base,Nanyuki. Corporal Njereman forced three pilots to fly two F-5E Tiger jets and a Strikemaster that would be used for the mission. However,Major Mutua was aware that Corporal Njereman had never flown a jet fighter before and would likely not be able to cope with the g-forces. The pilots,while communicating on a secret channel,agreed to execute daring manoeuvres to disorient their captor. The trick worked. The pilots dumped the bombs in Mt. Kenya forest and headed back to Nanyuki.
James Aggrey Bob Orengo is a Kenyan lawyer,a well known human rights activist and politician who is the current governor for Siaya County. He is also one of the few Kenyan lawyers who have attained the professional grade of Senior counsel in the legal field,a title that he earned under former president Mwai Kibaki.
Bethwell Allan Ogot is a Kenyan historian and eminent African scholar who specialises in African history,research methods and theory. One of his works starts by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is,for humankind,a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent,we may say that a human being is,by nature,historicus.
Charles Mugane Njonjo was a Kenyan lawyer who served as Attorney General of Kenya from 1963 to 1979,and Minister of Constitutional Affairs and the member of Parliament for Kikuyu Constituency from 1980 to 1983.
Githu Muigai is a Kenyan lawyer who was the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya until February 13,2018,when he resigned. He holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Nairobi,a master's degree in international law from Columbia University School of Law,and was awarded a doctoral degree in law in November 2002. Prior to becoming Attorney General Githu Muigai served in the defunct Constitution of Kenya Review Commission and at the United Nations as Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,racial discrimination,xenophobia and related intolerance.
Restore and Build Kenya (RBK) is a Kenyan political party launched in April 2012 by former Permanent Secretary Professor James ole Kiyiapi as part of his campaign to become the fourth President of Kenya.
Larry Madowo is a CNN International Correspondent and host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series. He was previously a North America Correspondent for the BBC and also anchored breaking news and presented BBC World News America from Washington,DC. He was a 2019-20 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University in New York and the BBC Africa Business Editor until 2019. He is a reporter,broadcaster,writer and news anchor whose range includes business,technology,current affairs,politics and popular culture. His work has been featured on major global outlets including the BBC,CNN International,the Washington Post,and the Guardian.
Ekwee David Ethuro is a Kenyan politician. Currently he is the Chairperson of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). He was elected as the first Speaker of the modern Kenyan Senate on 28 March 2013. From 1998 to 2013 he served as a Member of Parliament representing Turkana Central. He also served as the Assistant Minister for Planning and National Development from 1998 to 2002 under the government of President Daniel arap Moi. He was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Turkana Central in the 2007 general elections and steered the proceedings of the 10th Parliament in the position of acting Speaker of the House whenever the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were absent.
Dr. Machel Waikenda is a Kenyan politician and the former State House Director of Political Affairs. He was formerly the executive-committee member in charge of youth affairs,sports,and communications in the county government of Kiambu. Between April 2012 and August 2013,Waikenda was the communications director for The National Alliance,which through a merger with 13 other mainstream parties formed the Jubilee Party that brought the then sitting president Uhuru Kenyatta to his reelection in 2017.
Professor Laban Ayiro is a Kenyan academic,currently serving as the Vice Chancellor of Daystar University,a Christian,liberal arts university based in Nairobi,the capital and largest city of Kenya.
Abraham Kithure Kindiki is a Kenyan politician and lawyer serving as the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Administration of National Government. He represented Tharaka-Nithi County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 until 2022.
George Luchiri Wajackoyah is a legal practitioner based in Nairobi,Kenya,and an independent political campaigner. Wajackoyah was also a presidential candidate in Kenya's 2022 general election held on 9 August 2022. He ran under the Roots Party of Kenya,which supports the legalisation of bhang in Kenya.
