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Honourable
Professor George Musengi Saitoti
E.G.H.
Honourable Professor George Musengi Saitoti E.G.H.
6th Vice-President of Kenya
	In office; 1 June 1989 – 30 August 2002
President	Daniel arap Moi
Preceded by	Josephat Karanja
Succeeded by	Musalia Mudavadi
Minister of State for Internal Security and Provincial Administration
	In office; 8 January 2008 – 10 June 2012
President	Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Preceded by	John Michuki
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yusuf Haji
Minister of Education
	In office; 3 January 2003 – 8 January 2008
President	Mwai Kibaki
Preceded by	Henry Kosgey
Succeeded by	Sam Ongeri
Minister of Finance
	In office; 1988–1993
President	Daniel arap Moi
Preceded by	Arthur Magugu
Succeeded by	Musalia Mudavadi
Member of Parliament
	In office; April 1988 – 10 June 2012
Preceded by	Philip Odupoy
Succeeded by	Moses Ole Sakuda
Constituency	Kajiado North Constituency
Personal details
Born	George Musengi Saitoti; 3 August 1945; Maasailand, Kenya
Died	10 June 2012 (aged 66); Kibiku Forest, Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya.
Resting place	Kitengela, Kajiado County.
Political party	KANU (1988–2002); NARC (2002–2007); PNU (2008-2012);
Other political; affiliations	United Democratic Front (Kenya)
Spouse	Margaret Saitoti
Relations	Ronald Saitoti (brother); Penny Musengi (niece);
Children	Zachary Musengi
Parents	Zacharia Kiarie (father); Zipporah Gathoni (mother);
Alma mater	Mang'u High School; Brandeis University; University of Sussex; University of Warwick;
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman; economist; mathematician;

George Musengi Saitoti, E.G.H. (3 August 1945 – 10 June 2012) was a Kenyan politician, businessman and American- and British-trained economist, mathematician and development policy thinker.

As a mathematician, Saitoti served as Head of the Mathematics Department at the University of Nairobi, pioneered the founding of the African Mathematical Union and served as its vice-president from 1976 to 1979.

As an economist, Saitoti served as the Executive Chairman of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1990–91, and as President of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States in 1999–2000, at the crucial phase of re-negotiating the new development partnership agreement to replace the expired Lomé Convention between the ACP bloc and the European Union (EU). His book The Challenges of Economic and Institutional Reforms in Africa^[8] influenced practical policy directions on an array of areas during the turbulent 1980s and 1990s.

Saitoti joined politics as a nominated Member of Parliament and Minister for Finance in 1983, rising to become Kenya's longest-serving Vice-President, a proficient Minister for education, Internal Security and Provincial Administration and Foreign Affairs. Few recognise him as a "reformist",^{[citation needed]} but his recommendations as the Chair of the KANU Review Committee, popularly known as the "Saitoti Committee" in 1990–91, opened KANU to internal changes and set the stage for the repeal of Section 2A and Kenya's return to pluralist democracy. Saitoti left KANU and joined the opposition, becoming a kingpin figure in the negotiations that led to the "NARC Revolution" in 2002. As Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and key member of the National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC), he later worked closely with the national Ministry of Defence to see through the Operation Linda Nchi against the Al-Shabaab insurgent group. In addition, rival factions had for decades invoked the infamous Goldenberg fraud to knock Saitoti out of politics, but the legal courts cleared him of the scandal in July 2006.^[9] Saitoti's dual heritage as a Maasai with Kikuyu family members predisposed him to a pan-Kenyan vision, but also denied him a strong ethnic base unlike his competitors. Saitoti was running as a candidate to succeed President Mwai Kibaki when he died in a helicopter crash in 2012.

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^ Martin Mutua (18 June 2012). "Yusuf haji appointed acting Internal Security Minister". Standard Group Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^ "Kenya Diaspora Vote". 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
^ "The Life and Times of Prof. George Saitoti". The Standard Media Group. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Kenya's security minister, Prof. Saitoti confirmed dead". New Vision. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
^ "Kenyan minister George Saitoti killed in helicopter crash", BBC, 10 June 2012.
^ LORDRICK MAYABI (16 June 2012). "Son's moving tribute of Saitoti – the great mentor". Capital Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
^ Saitoti, George (1 January 2002). The Challenges of Economic and Institutional Reforms in Africa. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754619888.
^ "Kenya's Saitoti escapes charges". 31 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[1] "Ministry of state of provincial administration and security". AfDevInfo. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[2] Martin Mutua (18 June 2012). "Yusuf haji appointed acting Internal Security Minister". Standard Group Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[3] "Kenya Diaspora Vote". 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

[ref-4] "The Life and Times of Prof. George Saitoti". The Standard Media Group. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[reuters-5] "Kenya's security minister, Prof. Saitoti confirmed dead". New Vision. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.

[6] "Kenyan minister George Saitoti killed in helicopter crash", BBC, 10 June 2012.

[7] LORDRICK MAYABI (16 June 2012). "Son's moving tribute of Saitoti – the great mentor". Capital Broadcasting Network. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

[8] Saitoti, George (1 January 2002). The Challenges of Economic and Institutional Reforms in Africa. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754619888.

[9] "Kenya's Saitoti escapes charges". 31 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

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Honourable Professor George Musengi Saitoti E.G.H.


6th Vice-President of Kenya
In office 1 June 1989 – 30 August 2002
President	Daniel arap Moi
Preceded by	Josephat Karanja
Succeeded by	Musalia Mudavadi
Minister of State for Internal Security and Provincial Administration
In office 8 January 2008 – 10 June 2012
President	Mwai Kibaki
Prime Minister	Raila Odinga
Preceded by	John Michuki^[1]
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yusuf Haji^[2]
Minister of Education
In office 3 January 2003 – 8 January 2008
President	Mwai Kibaki
Preceded by	Henry Kosgey
Succeeded by	Sam Ongeri
Minister of Finance
In office 1988–1993
President	Daniel arap Moi
Preceded by	Arthur Magugu
Succeeded by	Musalia Mudavadi
Member of Parliament
In office April 1988 – 10 June 2012
Preceded by	Philip Odupoy
Succeeded by	Moses Ole Sakuda
Constituency	Kajiado North Constituency

Personal details
Born	George Musengi Saitoti^[3] (1945-08-03)3 August 1945^[4]^[5] Maasailand, Kenya
Died	10 June 2012(2012-06-10) (aged 66) Kibiku Forest, Ngong, Nairobi, Kenya.^[6]
Resting place	Kitengela, Kajiado County.
Political party	KANU (1988–2002) NARC (2002–2007) PNU (2008-2012)
Other political affiliations	United Democratic Front (Kenya)
Spouse	Margaret Saitoti
Relations	Ronald Saitoti (brother) Penny Musengi (niece)
Children	Zachary Musengi^[7]
Parents	Zacharia Kiarie (father) Zipporah Gathoni (mother)
Alma mater	Mang'u High School Brandeis University University of Sussex University of Warwick
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman economist mathematician