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Kenia KENIA - H.E. Robinson Njeru Githae Credentials: 28.11.2019 DATE OF BIRTH: 30th March 1957 NATIONALITY: Kenyan MARITAL STATUS: Married NO. OF CHILDREN: Two EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1964-1970 Baricho Primary School C.P.E -A B B 1971 - 1974 Maseno National School E.A.C.E. _ 1ST Division 1975 - 1976 Kangaru National school E.A.A.C.E. – B B B 1977-1980 University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law Awarded LL.B (Bachelor of Laws Degree) Honours 2013 Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Commonwealth University Honorary Doctorate Degree WORKING EXPERIENCE – PRIVATE SECTOR 1981 Waruhiu and Muite Advocates Pupil Advocate/Legal Assistant 1981 Ryce Motors Ltd Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director 1982-1985 Diamond Trust Bank - Secretarial Assistant - Promoted to Assistant Manager in 1983 (reporting directly to the Managing Director) - Promoted to Company Secretary in 1984 - Promoted to Manager in 1985 (reporting directly to the Managing Director) 1986 Credit Finance Corporation (CFC Bank) Company secretary (reporting directly to the Managing Director) 1991 Pan Africa Insurance co. Ltd Company secretary/Chief Legal Officer (reporting directly to the Managing Director) 1993- 2001 Mae Properties Ltd and Runda Water Ltd Promoted to General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of both Companies 1997 - 2001 Started Chem-Chemi (A Mineral Water Company) Was its first General Manager PUBLIC OFFICES HELD 2002 Elected Member of Parliament for Ndia Constituency 2003-2005 Appointed Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs 2005 - 2007 Appointed Assistant Minister for Transport 2008 Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Ndia 2008-2009 Appointed Assistant Minister in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Local government 4th May 2009 – 6th March 2012 Appointed Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development 30th January 2012 - 6th March 2012 Appointed Acting Minister for Finance and Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development 6th March 2012 to 9th April 2013 Appointed Minister for Finance August 14th, 2014 – 30th April 2019 Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to United States and Mexico 18th November 2014 Presented Credentials to U.S President of Barack Obama 24th October 2014 Presented Credentials to President of Mexico, H.E Enrique Pena Nieto 1st May 2019 Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES 1976 Kangaru National School Certificate of merit for outstanding achievements in Drama 1987 - 2003 St Philips ACK Church, Baricho Kirinyaga District Secretary to the Church Development Committee 1989 - 1994 Calvary Worship Centre, Riara Road, Nairobi Chairman of the Development Committee 1994 – 2003 Baricho High school Chairman of the Board of Governors 1997 - 2003 Njega Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors 1997 - 2003 Kiburu Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors 1998 - 2003 Karima-ini Secondary school Member of the Board of Governors 1998 - 2003 Mangu High School P.T.A. Treasurer 2008 Awarded M.G.H. by His Excellency the President M.G.H. (Moran Order of the Golden Heart) 2010 Awarded E.G.H. by His Excellency the President E.G.H. (Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart) – it is the highest Presidential award for a civilian HOBBIES Reading, Traveling, Chess and Gardening Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Clemens Schwarz/HBF MEHR ANZEIGEN

Botschafter

Kenia

KENIA - H.E. Robinson Njeru Githae

Credentials: 28.11.2019

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DATE OF BIRTH: 30th March 1957
NATIONALITY: Kenyan
MARITAL STATUS: Married
NO. OF CHILDREN: Two

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1964-1970
Baricho Primary School C.P.E -A B B

1971 - 1974
Maseno National School E.A.C.E. _ 1ST Division

1975 - 1976
Kangaru National school E.A.A.C.E. – B B B

1977-1980
University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law Awarded LL.B (Bachelor of Laws Degree) Honours

2013
Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degree by the Commonwealth University Honorary Doctorate Degree

WORKING EXPERIENCE – PRIVATE SECTOR

1981
Waruhiu and Muite Advocates Pupil Advocate/Legal Assistant

1981
Ryce Motors Ltd Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director

1982-1985
Diamond Trust Bank - Secretarial Assistant
- Promoted to Assistant Manager in 1983 (reporting directly to the Managing Director)
- Promoted to Company Secretary in 1984
- Promoted to Manager in 1985 (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1986
Credit Finance Corporation (CFC Bank) Company secretary (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1991
Pan Africa Insurance co. Ltd Company secretary/Chief Legal Officer (reporting directly to the Managing Director)

1993- 2001
Mae Properties Ltd and Runda Water Ltd Promoted to General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of both Companies

1997 - 2001
Started Chem-Chemi (A Mineral Water Company) Was its first General Manager

PUBLIC OFFICES HELD

2002
Elected Member of Parliament for Ndia Constituency

2003-2005
Appointed Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs

2005 - 2007
Appointed Assistant Minister for Transport

2008
Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Ndia

2008-2009
Appointed Assistant Minister in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Local government

4th May 2009 – 6th March 2012
Appointed Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development

30th January 2012 - 6th March 2012
Appointed Acting Minister for Finance and Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development

6th March 2012 to 9th April 2013
Appointed Minister for Finance

August 14th, 2014 – 30th April 2019
Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to United States and Mexico

18th November 2014
Presented Credentials to U.S President of Barack Obama

24th October 2014
Presented Credentials to President of Mexico, H.E Enrique Pena Nieto

1st May 2019
Appointed Kenya’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

1976
Kangaru National School Certificate of merit for outstanding achievements in Drama

1987 - 2003
St Philips ACK Church, Baricho Kirinyaga District Secretary to the Church Development Committee

1989 - 1994
Calvary Worship Centre, Riara Road, Nairobi Chairman of the Development Committee

1994 – 2003
Baricho High school Chairman of the Board of Governors

1997 - 2003
Njega Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors

1997 - 2003
Kiburu Secondary School Member of the Board of Governors

1998 - 2003
Karima-ini Secondary school Member of the Board of Governors

1998 - 2003
Mangu High School P.T.A. Treasurer

2008
Awarded M.G.H. by His Excellency the President M.G.H. (Moran Order of the Golden Heart)

2010
Awarded E.G.H. by His Excellency the President E.G.H. (Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart) – it is the highest Presidential award for a civilian

HOBBIES
Reading, Traveling, Chess and Gardening

Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Clemens Schwarz/HBF

Kenia KENIA - H.E. Robinson Njeru Githae

Credentials: 28.11.2019

Kenia

KENIA - H.E. Robinson Njeru Githae