Listen Burudi Nabwera was perhaps one of the most highly educated politicians among those schooled in prestigious British institutions during colonial times. Because of this, he understood both Western capitalism and Eastern socialism, which came in useful after independence. He was appointed ambassador to the United States by President Jomo Kenyatta after independence. Under Moi, […]
Listen Frederick Dickson Amukowa Anangwe joined politics at the height of the campaign for multipartism in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although he did not succeed in his bid to win a seat in Parliament in 1992, his fortunes changed in 1997 when he successfully contested the Butere seat and was subsequently appointed Minister […]
Listen Paul Adhu Awiti had a chequered career, rising from political detainee to Cabinet Minister both under President Daniel arap Moi’s government. Awiti never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would share a table with, let alone become a member of Moi’s Cabinet, having been blacklisted as a dissident and detained for his radical […]
Listen Andrew John Omanga first became Member of Parliament (MP) for the larger Nyaribari Constituency after defeating Lawrence Sagini in 1979. He was among several new faces in President Moi’s first Cabinet, a position he landed with the support of Simeon Nyachae, the influential Chief Secretary, the earlier equivalent of a post now known as […]
Listen Andrew Chepkoiywo Kiptoon, who served as a Roads and Public Works minister for two-and-a-half years from 1998 to 2000, had an uneasy relationship with President Daniel arap Moi. The Baringo North Member of Parliament (1997 to 2002) was known for freely speaking his mind, a trait that did not sit well with Moi and […]