Nderitu Gachagua (29 July 1952 – 24 February 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of

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having been elected in March 2013 on a

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party ticket alongside deputy governor, Wamathai Samwel Githaiga. Nderitu studied law at the

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. Before becoming governor, he served as the

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for Mathira constituency. Gachagua died on 24 February 2017 at the

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in London while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.

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Family Rigathi Gachacgua (Riggy G) Deputy President James Reriani Gachagua (Deceased September 2022) 1953 births 2017 deaths County Governors of Kenya Members of the National Assembly (Kenya) Deaths from pancreatic cancer {{Kenya-politician-stub