Philip Leakey

Philip Leakey

:for the "British makeup artist, see Phil Leakey"

Philip Leakey (born June 21, 1949) is a former member of the Kenyan Parliament. He represented the KANU party led by then president Daniel Arap Moi. He was an MP of Langata Constituency from 1979 [Time, November 19, 1979: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,948789-2,00.html Arap Moi Again] ] and served as a cabinet minister for a short stint. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 1992 Kenyan general elections, the first multiparty elections in Kenya, when Raila Odinga won the Langata seat [Kenya Times, December 11, 2005: [http://www.timesnews.co.ke/11dec05/nwsstory/news1.html MP talks of plot to arrest Raila] ] .

Together with his wife Katy Leakey, he runs "The Leakey Collection", a company exporting products made by Maasai handicrafts.

His parents are Louis and Mary Leakey, both famous paleontologists. Philip is brother to Richard and Jonathan Leakey, and half-brother to Colin Leakey. His children are Lara Leakey (married to Ninian Lowis), Kyela Leakey and Tiana Leakey.

References

* [http://www.leakeycollection.com/faq.php The Leakey Collection]


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