Simon Thuo Kairo (1930 – 30 August 2007) was a Kenyan
diplomat and politician. He was one of the beneficiaries of
the Kennedy Airlifts to America in 1959.
[Kenyan Student Airlifts to America 1959-1961: An Educational Odyssey by Stephens, Robert F.] He was the first Kenyan ambassador to China and was elected to be the member of parliament of
Nakuru East in 1974.
Education
Kairo graduated in 1963 from
Huron College with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He also studied at
Northeast State Teachers College, Missouri from 1959 to 1960 and
Long Island University in New York from 1960 to 1961.
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Career
*He was Assistant Clerk in the Kenyan Parliament.
*In 1963 he joined the Diplomatic Service.
*From 1964 to 1965 he was Second Secretary and Charge d'Affaires
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Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* '' Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary
Music
* ''Charge'' (David Ford album)
* ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album)
* ''Charge!!'', an album by The Aqu ...
in Beijing
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to open Kenya's embassy there.
*In 1965 he became Private Secretary to Jomo Kenyatta.
*In 1968 he founded the first Kenyan owned Tours and Safaris operation, Malaika Safaris.
*On he was elected in the Constituency of Nakuru East as Member of the Kenyan National Assembly and was appointed Assistant Minister for Labour.[Kenya Gazette ]
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References
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1930 births
2007 deaths
Ambassadors of Kenya to China