Simon Thuo Kairo
Simon Thuo Kairo (1930 – 30 August 2007} was a Kenyan diplomat.
Simon Thuo Kairo | |
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| Kenyan Ambassador to China | |
| In office 1964 – 1965 | |
| Succeeded by | Henry Nzioka Mulli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930[1] Kikuyu |
| Died | 30 August 2007 (aged 77) Kileleshwa[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Nellie Wanjiro Kairo and Susan Wahu Kairo |
| Children | Nancy, Judy, Tommy, Betty, Chris, Wambui and Wanjiru Kairo |
| Alma mater | Budo College, Uganda
Was one of the beneficiaries of the first Kenyan student airlift to America in 1959. Graduated in 1963 from Huron College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
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Career
- He was Assistant Clerk in the Kenyan Parliament.[3]
- In 1963 he joined the Diplomatic Service.[4]
- From 1964 to 1965 he was Second Secretary and Charge d'Affaires in Beijing to open Kenya's embassy there.[5]
- In 1965 he became Private Secretary to Jomo Kenyatta.[6][7][8]
- In 1968 he founded the first Kenyan owned Tours and Safaris operation, Malaika Safaris.[9]
- On 1 November 1974 he was elected in the Constituency of Nakuru East as Member of the Kenyan National Assembly and was appointed Assistant Minister for Labour.[10]
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References
- Who's who in East Africa, 1967, p. 57
- Kenya Gazette,
- Jim C. Harper, Western-Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900-1963: The African American Factor, p. 121
- Harper, Jim C. (9 December 2005). Western-Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900-1963: The African American Factor. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-51280-4.
- Sun, Jodie Yuzhou (2 January 2020). "'Now the cry was Communism': the Cold War and Kenya's relations with China, 1964–70". Cold War History. 20 (1): 39–58. doi:10.1080/14682745.2019.1602120. ISSN 1468-2745.
- Kenyan Student Airlifts to America 1959-1961: An Educational Odyssey, p.47
- Western-Simon Thuo Kairo: Educated Elites in Kenya, 1900-1963 p.121
- Kenya Gazette, 2 January 1998: Kenya High Commission, Lusaka. p.15
- "Kenya Safari Operators Guide 2009-10". Issuu. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- Kenya Gazette 1 November 1974,
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