Member of Parliament (Nakuru Town East Constituency)
In office 1974–1978
President
Daniel Arap Moi
Personal details
Born
1930 (1930)[1] Kikuyu
Died
30 August 2007 (2007-08-31) (aged 77) Kileleshwa[2]
Spouse(s)
Nellie Wanjiro Kairo and Susan Wahu Kairo
Children
Nancy, Judy, Tommy, Betty, Chris, Wambui and Wanjiru Kairo
Alma mater
Budo College, Uganda Huron College Northeast State Teachers College
Occupation
Diplomat and politician
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.[3] He was the first Kenyan ambassador to China and was elected to be the member of parliament of Nakuru East in 1974.[4]
^Who's who in East Africa, 1967, p. 57
^Kenya Gazette, [1]
^Kenyan Student Airlifts to America 1959-1961: An Educational Odyssey by Stephens, Robert F.
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