James Gichuru
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James Gichuru | |
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| Acting Chairman of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Succeeded by | Jomo Kenyatta |
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| Born | James Gichuru 1914 Thogoto, Kiambu, British Kenya |
| Died | 1982 |
| Political party | Kenya African National Union (KANU) |
James Samuel Gichuru (1914–1982) was a Kenyan politician. He was a minister for Finance,[1] Minister for Defence[2] and a former member of parliament for the Limuru Constituency.[3] He was among the founders of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) party in 1960 as well as its acting chairman (for jailed Jomo Kenyatta) to 1961.[4][5][6]
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- ^ "Kenya: Limuru Constituency, Kiambu District". allAfrica. The Standard. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Kenya's History 1960-1963". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ Juakaliman (17 January 2008). "Msemakweli: mashujaa". Msemakweli. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Kenya's finance minister who missed CBK opening after chewing blackout - The Standard Entertainment".
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