Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu

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Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu
BornApril 29, 1956
Education Friends School Kamusinga
Alma mater University of Nairobi
University of Glasgow
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Teresa Mailu
Children2 sons

Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (born c. 1956) is a Kenyan politician. He served as the Kenyan Minister of Health.

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Early life

Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu was born circa 1956. [1] He attended schools in Kyulu and Kangundo until he went to Friends School Kamusinga. [1] He graduated from the University of Nairobi and earned a master's degree in medical genetics from the University of Glasgow. [1]

Career

Mailu started his career as an intern at the Kenyatta National Hospital. [1]

Mailu was the founding director of its department of medical genetics in 1989. [1]

From 1995 to 2000, he worked for the Ministry of Health and led an anti-polio campaign. [1]

Mailu subsequently worked for Unicef and the World Health Organization in Malawi and Zambia. [1]

Mailu became the first African CEO of The Nairobi Hospital in 2003. [1]

On 2 August 2018, Mailu presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) as the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UNOG. [2]

Mailu is Chairing the Meeting of State Parties (22-25 November 2021) of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva. [3]

Personal life

Mailu has a wife, Teresa, and two sons. [1]

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References

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