Kenya cabinet 1974

Wards in laikipia county
Life history of jm kariuki
Maria mbeneka husband

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GG Kariuki the Minister who realised titles can be deceiving

Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki, more popularly known as G.G, was a close associate of President Daniel arap Moi. Following his election as the Laikipia West MP in 1979, Moi appointed him Minister of State in the Office of the President in charge of National Security and Provincial Administration. As a trusted confidant of the President, Kariuki had expected a Cabinet post, but the one he ended up with was somewhat overwhelming in scope and responsibility.

He soon realised, however, that his power was in letter not in deed. He found out, for example, that the Special Branch Department that was supposed to be under him reported directly to the President, and although he had to sanction the department’s expenditure, he had no say regarding how the money was used. On many occasions, the Minister in charge of Security learned of decisions made on security matters through the press.

“In effect, the minister was just a figurehead; real power rested with the President who hired and dismissed officers at will,&rd

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Policy from below: Foregrounding teacher experiences of hardship in remote rural secondary schools in Kenya

Musembi Nungu

2011

Teacher shortage for schools in remote rural areas (also called hardship areas) in Kenya, as in other parts of the world, is a recurrent problem. Such shortage is problematic as it exacerbates the educational disadvantage of such areas, already disadvantaged with regard to access to schools, availability of teaching and learning resources, and educational outcomes. Various policy interventions meant to attract and retain teachers in the hardship areas have apparently not borne the desired results as teachers have continued to shun postings to schools in such areas. My contention is that the failure to find a lasting solution to the problem is mainly due to poor conceptualization, at the policy level, of the notion of-hardship‖ as it relates to the work of teachers in hardship areas owing to a top-down policy framework whereby the views and experiences of grassroots policy stakeholders are largely absent. This qualitative study, utilizing interv

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What I will do with my PhD at 77- Senator of Laikipia County GG Kariuki

GG Kariuki is the senator of Laikipia County. He entered into politics in 1959 when President Uhuru Kenyatta was not even a rumour. He has served all four of Kenya's Presidents besides becoming the oldest PhD graduand from the University of Nairobi. He spoke to Brigid Chemweno.

You got Masters degree in International Studies, and now a PhD, yet you are also in politics – a very demanding profession. How did you manage to juggle between politics and academics?

Politics and academic development are interdependent. They do not necessarily conflict. Modern politics require educated men and women. A degree is bound to enhance thinking and vision of a leader. Although I have been in politics for many years and I now hold a PhD degree, I know that the most important thing is how you can apply the knowledge acquired to deliver.

For many people, active life ends at 60. What prompted you to go back to class at that age?

At 60 I was very active and went to class to study internationa