Uhuru Cabinet
- Davis Chirchir: Brief dazzle of a tech showmanAugust 14, 2022The Jubilee campaign that propelled Uhuru Kenyatta to the presidency was remarkable in many ways, the most striking of which, arguably, was its sensational projection of its leadership as youthful, savvy, and digital. Its competitors were thereby […]
Kibaki Cabinet
- Ababu Namwamba – Critic turned defenderMarch 7, 2022On January 15, 2008, at the height of the post-election violence that erupted after the disputed 2007 election, the then 33-year-old MP stirred up drama in Parliament when he swore by “President Raila Amolo Odinga”, contrary to the prescribed oath-taking manner where officials swore by the elected […]
Moi Cabinet
- Paul Joseph Ngei – Volatile man of influenceMay 1, 2022Paul Joseph Ngei had a burning, often-expressed ambition to succeed Kenya’s first President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. This yearning for power would later become his albatross when he was a Cabinet Minister under President Daniel arap Moi. Due to his close association with Kenyatta spanning nearly […]
Kenyatta Cabinet
- Masinde Muliro – Rebel with a cause and the voice of reasonApril 29, 2022Henry Pius Masinde Muliro was born in 1922 at Matili village, Bungoma, to Muliro Kisingilie and Makinia after whom he was fondly referred to as Owa Makinia or Khwa Makinia. He was orphaned at a tender age. The mother died in 1928 when he was only […]