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• Eliud Matu Wamae is dead.
• Mr Eliud Matu Wamae is a political giant. He served as Mathira MP for three uninterrupted terms between 1983 and 1988.
• He wrote the book ‘Born to Serve,’ in which he recounted Moi’s 24-year rule.

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Mathira constituency Eliud Matu Wamae is dead.
Mr Wamae passed on at his home on Wednesday evening.

Mr Eliud Matu Wamae is a political giant. He served as Mathira MP for three uninterrupted terms between 1983 and 1988, when he was defeated by Ngibuini Kuguru, and again from 1992 to 2002, when Nderitu Gachagua was elected on a Narc- Kenya ticket. However, his involvement in politics began many years before that.

Born in 1937 in Kianyingi in the present-day Nyeri County to Patrick Wamae wa Kirocho and Anastacia Wambura, Mr Wamae has lived through different epochs in Kenya’s history.

He was also the chairman of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) for 15 years before being succeeded by Ignatius Kahiu.

He wrote the book ‘Born to Serve,’ in which he recounted Moi’s 24-year rule and its impact on the Kikuyu community.
The autobiography provides insight on leadership by incorporating historical accounts with his personal experience. Among other positions, the author participated in the building of Kenya as an MP at Mathira Constituency for three terms: (1983-1988), (1992-1997) and (1997-2002).

By Irene Mutu