Mwangi Macharia
Mwangi is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to: *Barnabas Muturi Mwangi, Kenyan politician and Member of the National Assembly for Sisi Kwa Sisi * Benjamin Mwangi, Kenyan politician and Member of the National Assembly for Embakasi Central *Boniface Mwangi (born 1983), Kenyan photojournalist * Daniel Muchunu Mwangi (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance road runner * Daniel Waithaka Mwangi, Kenyan politician and governor of Nyandarua County * Dick Mwangi Wathika,(1973-2015) Kenyan politician and former mayor of Nairobi *Ephraim Mwangi Maina, Kenyan politician and Member of the National Assembly for Safina *James Mwangi (born 1962), Kenyan accountant, businessman, banker and entrepreneur. Group Managing Director & CEO, Equity Group Holdings Limited *James Mwangi Macharia (born 1984), Kenyan road running athlete *Josiah Mwangi Kariuki (1929–1975), Kenyan socialist politician *Meja Mwangi (born 1948), Kenyan novelist *Mwangi Kiunjuri (born 1969), Kenyan politician and former Member of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kenya
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James Mwangi Macharia
James Mwangi Macharia (born 23 June 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He finished seventh at the 2005 World Half Marathon Championships, which was good enough to help Kenya finish fifth in the team competition. He competed in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships, but did not finish the race. Achievements Personal bests * 1500 metres - 3:40.00 min (2006) * 3000 metres - 7:56.19 min (2004) * 5000 metres - 13:28.47 min (2004) * 10,000 metres - 27:49.2 min (2009) * Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ... - 1:00:34 hrs (2008) * Marathon - 2:08:20 hrs (2011) External links * 1984 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stella Mwangi
Stella Nyambura Mwangi (born 1 September 1986) is a Kenyan-Norwegian singer, rapper and songwriter. Much of her music concerns the situation in her home country Kenya, and discrimination her family had to endure after moving to Norway in 1991. Her work has been used in films such as '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and ''Save the Last Dance 2'', and also in TV-series such as ''CSI: NY'' and '' Scrubs''. In Norway, she won the Melodi Grand Prix 2011, and in that same year represented Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Early and personal life Stella was born in Murang'a in Central Province of Kenya in 1986 and spent her first 5 years there before her family moved to Eidsvoll in Norway in 1991. She started to practice playing music when she was eight years old. She also plays the piano. Her father made sure she and her siblings learned Gikuyu language and Swahili even far away from home. He used cultural music and poetry to teach them ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter Mwangi
Peter King'ori Mwangi is an electrical engineer, accountant and business executive in Kenya. He is the current Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the UAP Old Mutual Group, the financial services conglomerate, based in Kenya, with subsidiaries in six African countries. Background and education He was born in present-day Nyeri County, Kenya circa 1970, and attended Kenyan schools for his pre-university education. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, from the University of Nairobi, graduating in 1993. He is also a certified public accountant and a chartered financial analyst. He a member of thInstitute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya(ICPSK). Career He joined the Kenya Air Force (KAF) at the rank of Lieutenant and a job assignment of a Technical Officer. His job included the development of an ICT strategy and the maintenance of the avionic communication systems at the KAF. He worked there for five years, during which time h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ng'endo Mwangi
Ng'endo Mwangi was Kenya's first woman physician. She set up clinics serving a very large rural population. She was born in Kenya and studied in the United States. Born in Kinoo, Kiambu to Rahab Wambui Mwangi and Mwangi Muchiri, she attended Loreto High school Limuru as part of its pioneer class. Mwangi was enabled to study in the United States under the Kennedy Airlifts program and she became the first black African woman to attend Smith College in Massachusetts. She graduated from Smith College in 1961, after which she became the first African student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Returning to Kenya as a qualified physician, she opened her first practice, the Athi River Clinic, in an arid rural region southeast of Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mwangi Kiunjuri
Kiunjuri Festus Mwangi (born January 18, 1968) is a Kenyan politician. He was born in kenju village in Kangema constituency, Muranga county. He has held various political and government positions with his most recent role being the CS agriculture. A section of the mt kenya region believe he Is among, if not , uhuru's successor as the region's leader and spokesperson. Political life Kiunjuri has served as an elected Member of Parliament and has also served in the Kenyan cabinet in various capacities. His last appointment was as Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation, a position he was appointed to by H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2018 and relieved on 14 January 2020 n. He belonged to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Laikipia East Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election up to 2013. He founded The Service Party in 2020. Education and Career Mwangi Kiunjuri gra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meja Mwangi
Meja Mwangi (born 27 December 1948) is a Kenyan writer. He has worked in the film industry, including in screenwriting, assistant directing, and casting. Biography Mwangi was born David Dominic Mwangi in Nanyuki, Kenya, and was educated at Nanyuki Secondary School, Kenyatta College, and briefly at the University of Leeds.He did not complete a full university degree at University of Leeds. He then worked for the French Broadcasting Corporation doing odd jobs and the British Council in Nairobi as Visual Aids Officer, before turning to writing full-time. He was Fellow in Writing at the University of Iowa (1975-6). After a prolonged period on the Kenyan and African publishing scene, Mwangi moved to the US after gaining international recognition and winning several awards. His best-known early work includes the novels ''Kill Me Quick'' (1973), ''Going Down River Road'' (1976), and ''The Cockroach Dance'' (1979), which illustrate the urban landscapes of Kenya, the struggle against ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Josiah Mwangi Kariuki
Josiah Mwangi Kariuki (21 March 1929 – 2 March 1975), popularly referred to as 'JM', was a Kenyan socialist politician during the administration of Jomo Kenyatta's government. He held different government positions from Kenya's independence in 1963 until his assassination in 1975. Early life J. M. Kariuki was born in Kabati-ini town in Rift Valley province, to Kariuki Kigani and Mary Wanjiku. He was the only boy in a family of five siblings. In 1938, he briefly enrolled in Evanson's Day School but dropped out shortly after due to a lack of school fees. He worked on a European settler's farm until 1946 when he won a bet on a horse at the Nakuru Races. Using his winnings he re-enrolled himself in primary school and although he attended several schools he was finally able to finish his primary education in 1950. Later, he joined King's College Budo in Uganda's Wakiso district for his secondary education. Political life The start of Kariuki's political career is usually traced ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Equity Group Holdings Limited
Equity Group Holdings Limited (EGHL), formerly Equity Bank Group, is a financial services holding company based in the African Great Lakes region. EGHL's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and a representative office in Ethiopia. Overview EGHL is the largest financial services conglomerate in East and Central Africa. As of August 2021, it had assets exceeding KSh 1.119 Trillion (US$10.1 billion). The group also had over 14 million customers in six African Great Lakes countries, with KSh790.6 billion (US$7.61 billion) in deposits. In June 2008, EGHL was voted by Euromoney Awards for Excellence as the best bank in Kenya. EGHL was named the overall best bank in Kenya at the Renaissance Capital Bank Awards in August 2008 and was cited locally as the only stock that returned positive shareholder value during 2008 at the Nairobi Stock Exchange. EGHL was named as the Best Performing Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Barnabas Muturi Mwangi
Barnabas Mturi Mwangi is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to Sisi Kwa Sisi and was elected to represent the Kiharu Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections. Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity (PN .... . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Mwangi
James Mwangi (born 1962) is a Kenyan accountant, career banker, businessman, and entrepreneur. He is the current Group Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Equity Group Holdings Plc, the banking conglomerate with one of the largest customer bases on the African continent, over 14 million as of December 2019. As the CEO of Equity Group Holdings Plc, Mwangi is credited with democratizing financial access. Mwangi was included among The Financial Times' 2009 list of the top 50 thought leaders of emerging markets and the top 20 most influential people in Africa. He was the Founding Chairman of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board from 2007-2019, charged with ensuring Kenya became a middle-income country with high living standards by 2030. He is a Presidential National Task Force member on the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and Chair of its Health Committee. Mwangi is also the current Chancellor, Meru University College of Science and Technology. Early ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ephraim Mwangi Maina
Ephraim Mwangi Maina is a Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament. He belongs to Safina, and was elected to represent the Mathira Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections. Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity ( .... Maina is the founder and owner of Kirinyaga Construction, a construction company in Kenya.Daily Nation, January 23, 2010China’s march in Kenya upsets local firms/ref> References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Safina politicians Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) {{Kenya-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |