Njoroge Mungai

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Dr.
Njoroge Mungai
EGH(Elder of the Golden Heart), MD Medical Doctor
BornJanuary 7, 1926
Waithaka, Dagoretti Ctr.
DiedAugust 16, 2014 (age 88)
Nairobi, Kenya.
NationalityKenyan
EducationAlliance High School, Thogoto Kikuyu, Class of 1946, University of Fort Hare, previously Fort Hare University, Stanford University, Palo Alto California.
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor, Politician, Cabinet Minister for Health, Defence, Foreign Affairs, and Environment, Businessman, Farmer.
SpouseMrs. Njeri Lilian nee Njenga Mūngai 1972 - 1992.
ChildrenMs. Gathoni Florence Mūngai, Ms. Njambi Gathoni Mūngai, Mr. Gii Segeni Mūngai Njoroge, Mrs. Gathoni Kabuki nee Mūngai Anyumba, Mrs. Nyakio Wanjikū nee Mūngai Mwirigi, Mrs. Soila Njambi nee Mūngai Luusa.
Parent(s)Father: Mr. George Segeni Njoroge, Mother: Mrs. Leah Gathoni nee Kūng'ū Njoroge.
FamilyMr. Jonathon Mbuchucha, Mrs. Jemimah Thoiya nee Njoroge Gecaga(sister), Mr. James Njane Mūgo, Dr. Njoroge Magana Mūngai, Mr. Ngethe Njoroge, Mr. Nyoike Fredrick Njoroge - brothers. Tom Morello(nephew), Mary Morello(sister-in-law)

Magana Njoroge Mungai,

founding fathers[1] of the Republic of Kenya.[2]

Early life and education

Njoroge Mungai was born in Gichungo village, in

colonial Kenya.[3] His parents, Leah Gathoni Kūng'ū and George Segeni Njoroge, were pioneer Christians who attended Church of the Torch which had been founded by the famous Church of Scotland minister, John William Arthur.[3][1] In fact, John Arthur was the attendant at his birth.[3]

Njoroge Mungai was educated at

Stanford Medical School where he graduated in 1957.[2]

Political life and business activities

Njoroge Mungai was a first cousin to Kenya's first President, Jomo Kenyatta.[2] When Kenyatta was arrested, Dr. Njoroge Mungai served as his personal physician, a role he would continue until the President's death.[5] He was intrigued with Kenyatta's political ideology and the ideals of achieving freedom for Kenya. He soon joined the Kenya African National Union, Kenya's freedom party, for which he served as the organization's Secretary.[1] He was part of the Kenya Delegation that negotiated independence from Britain at the Lancaster House Conferences of 1960.[2]

In independent Kenya, Njoroge Mungai would serve first as Minister for Health in which capacity he established Kenya's first medical school.

Ugandan President. He famously restrained Obote from returning to Uganda where Obote would have been killed.[1]

In business, Njoroge Mungai had a private clinic at Riruta, Nairobi, among other clinics, all of which he ultimately donated to the government.[1][8] He would later start the Magana Farm in the 1960s where he practiced dairy farming.[9] In 1973, he expanded his interests to real estate and information technology through Magana Holdings Limited. He would later venture into flower farming and established Magana Flowers Kenya Limited in 1994 on an 18 hectare farm.[9] He served as the Chairman of Servair Investment Airport Kenya Limited and was instrumental in merging the airline catering company, NAS, with the French catering company, Servair, in 2010.[6] In 2016, his name appeared in the Panama Papers data release as a shareholder of Bevatron Ltd, an offshore company with address based in Charlestown, Nevis.[10]

Personal life

Njoroge Mungai was married and the father of six children. In the late 1990s, he was estranged from his wife, Lillian Mungai, and they were engaged in court battles over some of the properties they jointly owned.

2013.[12]

Njoroge Mungai was honoured with a

pall bearer of his casket in his honour. It is the first and only time a sitting President of Kenya was a pall bearer.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dr Njoroge Mungai: A story of big dreams, resilience and triumph". Daily Nation. August 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Alumni profile: Njoroge Mungai - Stanford Medicine Magazine - Stanford University School of Medicine". sm.stanford.edu.
  3. ^ a b c d "Njoroge Mungai – Kenyatta's doctor who brought UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) to Nairobi – Kenya Yearbook". kenyayearbook.co.ke. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  4. ^ "ELDON: Njoroge Mungai's legacy lives on one year after demise". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b "ELDON: Njoroge Mungai's legacy lives on one year after demise". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Dr. Njoroge Mungai elevated to Commander of the National Order of (...) - la France au Kenya". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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  8. ^ "Njoroge Mungai - A Tribute to One of the Last Freedom Fighters". 1 September 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Page not found – Magana Flowers". www.maganaflowers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  10. ^ "MR. MUNGAI MAGANA NJOROGE | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database". offshoreleaks.icij.org. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Civil Appeal 191 of 1995 - Kenya Law". kenyalaw.org.
  12. ^ a b c d "WARIGI: Njoroge Mungai aimed for the apex but never quite". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  13. ^ Chemweno, Brigid. "Veteran politician Njoroge Mungai takes final bow".
  14. ^ Uhuru wins admiration pallbearer role the-star.co.ke [dead link]
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