Robinson Njeru Githae
Robinson Njeru Githae | |
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| Kenyan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 18 November 2014 – 3 May 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| President | Mwai Kibaki |
| Preceded by | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Succeeded by | Henry Rotich |
| Member of Parliament for Ndia Constituency | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Kenya |
| Political party | Party of National Unity |
| Spouse | Alice[1] |
| Relations | Micere Githae Mugo Mrs. Eunice Muringo Kiereini(sister) Purity Gathoni Macharia(sister) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Nairobi (LL.B) Kenya School of Law Honorary Doctorate degree by the Commonwealth University. |
Robinson Njeru Githae is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Ndia Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2002.[2] He has served as assistant minister in the ministries of justice, transport and local government before being appointed a minister in the ministries of Nairobi Metropolitan then Kenya's finance minister. He was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya- US ambassador on 14/08/2014. He was later transferred to Vienna in May 2019 as Kenya’s ambassador to Austria where he is currently serving.
He has three well-known sisters: former Chief Nursing Officer Eunice Muringo Kiereini, the writer Micere Githae Mugo and Purity Gathoni Macharia, co-founder and co-owner of Royal Media Services. Their father was Solomon Githendui Githae (1904-2007).[3] In May 2019 he was appointed as Kenyan ambassador to Vienna, Austria.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Robinson Njeru Githae?, AllGov.com
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine and was re-elected at the 2008 general elections. The only Ndia Parliamentarian to be elected back to back since independence of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ 'The Immortals: The Githaes: Pedigree of education, business acumen', The Standard (Kenya), 22 Oct 2015
- ^ "Githae transferred from Washington DC to Vienna, Austria". KSN News. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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