Jeremiah J. M. Nyagah
Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah | |
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Sixth Minister of Agriculture of Kenya | |
In office 1971–1979 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Mackenzie |
Succeeded by | Gilbert Kabere M'mbijiwe |
Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah (24 November 1920[1] – 10 April 2008) was a Kenyan politician who served in several capacities.
Early life and education
He acquired his early primary and intermediate education in
Political life
He was elected a member of the pre-independence Legislative Council (Legco) to represent the present-day Embu, Mbeere, Kirinyaga and Nyeri districts in 1958. He went on to serve as a member of parliament for several decades in independent Kenya.
Legco
He was elected to the Legco in a by-election, caused by the creation of a new constituency, following negotiations with the British colonial government to increase the number of African representation. He had previously lost out to
Parliament
Jeremiah Nyagah served in Kenya's parliament from 1958 to 1992 when he retired. He was a Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Power and Works in 1963. He also served as the longest serving cabinet minister from 1966 to 1992[5]
He was elected to LegCo. (Parliament) in 1958 and served Kenya in that capacity up to January 1992 when he opted to retire from parliamentary politics. During his tenure in Parliament, he served for 8 years a backbencher (three of which was the 1st elected African Deputy Speaker). During his service of 35 years in Kenya's Parliament, he served in a number of national, regional and international bodies of socio-economic nature.
Cabinet positions
He served in several key full cabinet ministerial posts among them: Education, Information and Broadcasting, Agriculture, Environment and Health Between 1966 and 1992.
Other interests
He also served the church and youth organisations very devotedly especially as
Death
Nyagah died on 10 April 2008 of pneumonia at Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi.[7]
Personal life
His eldest son Hon Joseph Nyagah now deceased was a former cabinet Minister in the ministry of cooperatives as a nominated MP by the ODM party, as well as being a member of its senior-most decision making organ 'the ODM pentagon'. His eldest daughter Doctor Mary Khimulu is currently an ambassador to UNESCO.. His wife Eunice Wambeere Nyagah died on 29 October 2006. His second son Hon. Norman Nyagah was a member of parliament for Kamukunji Constituency from 1992-2007 and was also a Govt Chief Whip. His other son Nahashon Nyagah, has served as a Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
References
- ^ Daily Nation, £Nyagah leaves mark on political scene [permanent dead link]
- ^ Kenya National Archive 1956
- ^ Kenya National Archives 1956–1957a; J. R. Roelker 1976:141
- ^ Kenya National Archive 1952–1957; Kyle 1999:79–82
- ^ Daily Nation, 13 April 2003: "The Influential Young Turks of the 60s". Archived from the original on 9 January 2004. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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- ^ Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, 10 April 2008: Jeremiah Nyagah dies Archived 12 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine