Mwai Kibaki is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Mwai Kibaki as 3rd President of Kenya (1931–2022).
Mwai Kibaki was born at Gatuyaini in 1931. His recorded nationality is Kenya. He was educated at Makerere University and London School of Economics and Political Science.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The offices held were President of Kenya (2002–2013), Member of the National Assembly (1974–2013) and Vice-President of Kenya (1978–1988).
His political affiliation is recorded as Party of National Unity.
The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
That the career was made in Kenya is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Mwai Kibaki died in 2022, aged 91. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- President of Kenya (2002–2013)
- Member of the National Assembly (1974–2013)
- Vice-President of Kenya (1978–1988)
- Minister for Finance of Kenya (1969–1982)
- Educated at Makerere University and London School of Economics and Political Science
