Robinson Njeru Githae Explained

Robinson Njeru Githae
Term Start:18 November 2014
Term End:3 May 2019
Office2:Minister for Finance
Term Start2:2011
Term End2:2013
President2:Mwai Kibaki
Predecessor2:Uhuru Kenyatta
Successor2:Henry Rotich
Office3:Member of Parliament
for Ndia Constituency
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2013
Birth Place:Kenya
Nationality:Kenyan
Party:Party of National Unity
Spouse:Alice[1]
Children:3
Relations:Micere Githae Mugo Mrs. Eunice Muringo KiereiniPurity Gathoni Macharia
Alma Mater:University of Nairobi
Kenya School of LawHonorary Doctorate degree by the Commonwealth University.

Robinson Njeru Githae is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Ndia Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2002.[2] He has served as assistant minister in the ministries of justice, transport and local government before being appointed a minister in the ministries of Nairobi Metropolitan then Kenya's finance minister. He was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya- US ambassador on 14/08/2014. He was later transferred to Vienna in May 2019 as Kenya’s ambassador to Austria where he is currently serving.

He has three well-known sisters: former Chief Nursing Officer Eunice Muringo Kiereini, the writer Micere Githae Mugo and Purity Gathoni Macharia, co-founder and co-owner of Royal Media Services. Their father was Solomon Githendui Githae (1904-2007).[3] In May 2019 he was appointed as Kenyan ambassador to Vienna, Austria.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allgov.com/news/appointments-and-resignations/kenyas-ambassador-to-the-united-states-who-is-robinson-njeru-githae-150105?news=855275 Kenya’s Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Robinson Njeru Githae?
  2. http://www.bunge.go.ke/members.php Members Of The 10th Parliament
  3. http://www.sde.co.ke/thenairobian/article/2000180379/the-immortals-the-githaes-pedigree-of-education-business-acumen 'The Immortals: The Githaes: Pedigree of education, business acumen', The Standard (Kenya), 22 Oct 2015
  4. Web site: Githae transferred from Washington DC to Vienna, Austria. 26 October 2019. KSN News. 19 June 2017 .