Mbiyu Koinange

Mbiyu Koinange

Peter Mbiyu Koinange (Born Mbiyu wa Koinange in 1907 in Njunu, Kiambu District- Died September 2, 1981) was a politician from Kenya

His father Koinange Wa Mbiyu was a Kikuyu chief. Mbiyu Koinange moved to the United States in 1927 for studying. He went to Hampton Institute in Virginia and then Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio [1].

He was the Kiambaa Constituency MP from 1963 to 1974 when Njenga Karume was elected the Kiambaa MP [2]. He also served as the foreign minister of Kenya [3]

References

  1. ^ Time, June 24, 1935: Education: Dancer's Son
  2. ^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamenterians in Kenya 1944-2007
  3. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs: ABOUT THE MINISTRY.

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