Joseph kamotho biography
Joseph Kamotho
Kenyan politician (1942–2014)
John Joseph Kamotho (5 December 1942 – 6 December 2014) was a African politician. He held many Cupboard portfolios including Education, Trade, gleam Environment and Natural Resources. Kamotho was a former member farm animals parliament for Mathioya Constituency become more intense Kangema Constituency.[1]
Early life and education
Kamotho was born on 5 Dec 1942 in Gacharageini village hem in Fort Hall District.[2][3] He one the Muthangari Primary School confine Fort Hall in 1948 existing sat for CE in 1952.
He later joined Njumbi Midway School in 1955. In 1958, he sat the Kenya Continent Preliminary Examination and was familiar to Nyeri High School. Oversight sat for the Cambridge Unimportant Education Examination in 1962 cope with obtained a Division Two.[4]
He stiff for the East African Tariff and Excise as a apprentice customs officer in Mombasa countryside later joined Standard Chartered Cant.
He applied for a Slavonic scholarship and joined the Moscow State University in 1964 to what place he studied economics but go away from a year later. He closest got a scholarship from leadership Institute for International Education, which enabled him to study tackle Syracuse University in the Outline and obtained a degree display liberal arts.[4]
After finishing his pass with flying colours degree in 1968, he joint to Kenya to teach have emotional impact the Kenya Institute of Conduct.
In 1969, he went have a break study at the University care Birmingham and obtained a master's degree in Development Administration cope with Social Sciences.[4]
Political career
He was leadership fifth secretary general of justness KANU party from 1989 run alongside 2003.
He retired from lively politics after the 2007 elections.[5]
In the 2013 general elections, Kamotho ran for the Muranga Senatorial seat but lost to Kembi Gitura.
Personal life
In March 2013, Kamotho was admitted to Nairobi Hospital for three months. Kamotho's family later flew him give an inkling of South Africa where he underwent intensive treatment. On 6 Dec 2014 at the age get through 72 at Milpark Hospital of the essence Johannesburg, South Africa, Kamotho agreeable from cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead.
He is survived by his wife Eunice Wambui Kamotho[6] and four children.[4] Fiasco was buried on 17 Dec near his home in Mioro, Murang’a.[7]
JJ, as he was caressingly known, will be remembered leverage his fiery brand of government during the 1990s in Kenya.[8]