Kenya mourned the death of one it’s of the pre – independence politician and one of its first post independence parliamentarians and cabinet ministers – Hon JJ Nyagah. Hon Nyagah died at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday 10^th April 2008.

The death of the late Hon JJ Nyagah is reported in Peter Thatiah’s article‘JJ Nyagah: A rare politician who knew when to quit’ The Standard 11^th April 2008. The article reveals that Hon JJ Nyagah first stood for an electoral office in the 1950s (Kenya was still a British Colony), took part in the 1060s pre – independence talks at Lancaster House in London and has two sons sitting in opposite sides in Kenya’s Ninth Parliament. He was a distinguished educationalist and Founder Principal of Kangaru School in Kenya. Interesting fact ‘Among his students at Kangaru were Dr David Gitari, a former Anglican archbishop, politician Kenneth Matiba (a frequent presidential candidate) and former Central Bank Governor, Phillip Ndegwa’. End