Acting Chairman of the Kenya African National Union (KANU)
In office 1960–1961
Succeeded by
Jomo Kenyatta
Personal details
Born
James Gichuru
1914 Thogoto, Kiambu, British Kenya
Died
1982
Political party
Kenya African National Union (KANU)
James Samuel Gichuru (1914–1982) was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister for Finance,[1] Minister for Defence[2] and a former member of parliament for the Limuru Constituency.[3] He was among the founders of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party in 1960 as well as its acting chairman (for jailed Jomo Kenyatta) to 1961.[4][5][6]
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James Samuel Gichuru (1914–1982) was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister for Finance, Minister for Defence and a former member of parliament for the...
Committee of seven which included John K. Kebaso (South Nyanza), James Samuel Gichuru (Central), Jimmy Jeremiah (Coast), Simeon Mulandi (Ukambani), Harry...
Group), which later became the Mau Mau. His post was then occupied by JamesGichuru, who stepped down for Jomo Kenyatta in 1947 as president of KAU. The...
the colony. At its June 1947 annual general meeting, KAU's President JamesGichuru stepped down and Kenyatta was elected as his replacement. Kenyatta began...
Together with other prominent Kenyans including Peter Mbiu Koinange, JamesGichuru, Albert Owino, Joseph Kathithi, Tom Mbotela, Harry Nangurai, Fred Kubai...
service chiefs thereafter reported directly to the Minister of Defence, JamesGichuru. The post of Chief of the Defence Staff was only filled again seven...
# Portrait Minister Took office Left office Notes 1 JamesGichuru 1963 1969 2 Mwai Kibaki 1969 1982 Kenya's longest serving minister. Became third president...
neighbourhood of Mulolongo to the uptown neighbourhood of Westlands at JamesGichuru junction through Nairobi CBD. The road is directly to the Jomo Kenyatta...
office 1969 – 1982 President Daniel Arap Moi Jomo Kenyatta Preceded by JamesGichuru Succeeded by Arthur Magugu National Assembly In office 1974 – 28 March...
Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located off JamesGichuru Road in Muthangari. ABC place, a shopping mall along Waiyaki Way in...
the boil. Coffee and Cocoa International. 42. Gimase, James & Thagana, W & Kirubi, D & Gichuru, E & Gichimu, Bernard. (2019). GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION...
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satirical column he wrote Jeff Koinange, Emmy Award-winning journalist Julie Gichuru, news anchor and entrepreneur Liza Mũcherũ-Wisner, a semi-finalist in The...
Action Fund Yu-Ching James Pai, accountant and nominee for this seat in 2021 Jin Liang "Dany" Chen, community activist Yu-Ching James Pai Organizations Asian...
"Uhuru," or "Freedom," was formed under the leadership of Kikuyu leader James S. Gichuru and labour leader Tom Mboya. KANU was formed in May 1960 when the Kenya...
Her Enviable Skills On The Pole". Ghafla. Retrieved 22 December 2015. Gichuru, Oliver. "Socialites to hit your screens with new reality drama series...
place: Eva Kasaya, Tale of Kasaya English Youth second place: Muthoni wa Gichuru, Breaking the Silence English Youth third place: Leonard Kibera Njenga...
February 2013 at the Brookhouse International School and moderated by Julie Gichuru and Linus Kaikai. Initially, only the six leading candidates were slated...
Decolonization and Independence in Kenya 1940–93. Eastern African Series. London: James Currey. pp. 110–147. ISBN 978-0821410516. Murray-Brown, Jeremy (1974) [1972]...
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