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Joseph Kamiru Gikubu
Joseph Kamiru Gikubu (1934 – 8 May 2014) was a Kenyan educationist and co-founder of the Starehe Boys' Centre. He was also an active member of the Kenya Land and Freedom Army, also known as Mau Mau, during the struggle for independence against British colonists. Early life Gikubu was born in 1934 in Kiambaa village, around Banana Hill, Kiambu, to Sara Wanjiku and Gikubu Karanja. He was born in a polygamous family and was the fourth born in a family of twenty. He went to Independent School Muchatha, Kanunga Primary and later Riara Intermediate School. Before he completed his primary school education, Mau Mau uprising broke out and he joined the movement as a courier and errand boy. He later fled to the then Tanganyika after learning of his being sought for arrest by the colonial government. He was promptly arrested at the Kenyan border upon his return to Kenya and detained at the infamous Manyani Detention Camp. Due to his young age at the point of detention, in 1955 he was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starehe Boys' Centre And School
Starehe Boys' Centre and School (popularly known as "Starehe") is a partial-board, boys-only school in Nairobi, Kenya. The school was founded in 1959 by Dr. Geoffrey William Griffin, MBS, OBE, Geoffrey Gatama Geturo and Joseph Kamiru Gikubu. It started as a rescue centre in Nairobi. Starehe and Brookhouse School are the only African schools south of the Sahara and north of the Limpopo distinguished as Round Square members. Status Starehe Boys' Centre and School educates at least 70% of its students free, and the rest at a reduced rate. This stems from its founding charter as a charitable school. School fees are paid on a means-tested basis, with substantial subsidies paid by the school, so that students from all walks of life are able to have a public school education that would otherwise be beyond their means. The entrance process uses results from the national KCPE exams and prefers to award school places to those who show academic potential. The school is governed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya Land And Freedom Army
The Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), also known as the Mau Mau, was a guerrilla army, formed mainly by the people of central and eastern Kenya, dominated by the Kikuyu people. It resisted British colonialism in Kenya from the late 1940s to the early 1960s, culminating in the Mau Mau rebellion from 1952 to 1960. The army was led by Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi. Structure An army platoon consisted of 500 up to 2,000 soldiers. In the latter case a General was assisted by a Colonel and a Brigadier. Generals included Chui, Kassam Njogu, China, Stanley Mathenge, and Bamuingi. The capture of rebel leader Dedan Kimathi, on 21 October 1956, fatally crippled the army, and ultimately ended the war. However, the army objective was achieved when Kenya attained self-government. General Bamuingi (People’s General) led a team that was killed on the battlefield by the Kenyatta government. After independence in 1965 they had returned to the forest to fight after independence. They claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiambu
Kiambu is a town in Kiambu County, Kenya within the Nairobi Metropolitan Region. It is from the capital Nairobi. It has an population of 147,870. It is the capital of the Kiambu County, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi. Other proximate towns are Ruiru (east of Kiambu), Gatundu (NE), Limuru (NW) and Kabete (SW). Public Service Vehicles to Kiambu can be boarded at Commercial near Odeon cinema in Nairobi. The saccos include Sony Classic, Nakwe Sacco, and Kaka travellers. Fare ranges between shs. 50–150. Many offices are located in the metropolitan town e.g. KCB, NHIF, NSSF, KPLC, Equity Bank, Cooperative Bank, National Bank, Metropolitan Teacher's Sacco, Family Bank etc. The town is surrounded by hilly Kikuyu farmland although is under urbanisation as Nairobi is growing fast and more people settle in neighbouring towns. Kiambu is seen as a future anchor to the capital city Nairobi which is undergoing rapid development with limited space for growth. Apart fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey William Griffin
Geoffrey William Griffin OBE (13 June 1933 in Eldoret – 28 June 2005) was the founding director of Starehe Boys' Centre and School in Kenya. He founded the center in November, 1959 with the help of Geoffrey Gatama Geturo and Joseph Kamiru Gikubu. He was director of the center from its founding to his death in 2005. He was also the founding director of the National Youth Service between 1964 and 1988. In addition to their duties at Starehe Centre, Griffin and Geturo were appointed (and re-appointed) members of Kenya's Central Probation Commission. The Commission was a group appointed by Daniel arap Moi, the second President of Kenya, who at the time of the 1974 Commission was acting in his capacity as Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, a ministry responsible for all non-foreign affairs of the country. Education Griffin had his primary education at Kitale School, where he then proceeded for high school at The Prince of Wales School, Nairobi, Kenya between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwai Kibaki
Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki (15 November 1931 – 21 April 2022) was a Kenyan politician who served as the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013 and is regarded as one of Kenya's founding fathers. He had previously served as the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi governments, including as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi. Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997. He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. In the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as President of Kenya. Early life and education Kibaki was born on 15 November 1931 in Gatuyaini village, Othaya divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Kenya
Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya are awarded by the President of Kenya "in recognition of outstanding or distinguished services rendered to the nation in various capacities and responsibilities". Awards are made by the president upon the advice of a National Honours and Awards Committee in the president's office. Individuals are nominated for awards by district committees, government ministries, religious organisations, non-governmental organisations, individuals and others. The ''Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart'' is the highest honour awarded by the Kenyan government. Awards * Order of the Golden Heart :*1st Class – Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart (C.G.H.) :*2nd Class – Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart (E.G.H.) :*3rd Class – Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart (M.G.H.) * Uhodari Medal *Order of the Burning Spear :*1st Class – Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (C.B.S.) :*2nd Class – Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (E.B.S.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenyan Educators
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
