Biography
Kenneth Matiba
Minister under Moi until 1988. FORD-Asili leader. 1992 presidential runner-up. Died 2018.
Kenneth Matiba was a businessman and minister who quit Moi's Cabinet in 1988 and helped force the return of multiparty politics. Matiba finished second in the 1992 presidential election. Born in 1932 in Murang'a County. Died on 15 April 2018 in Nairobi.
- Full name
- Kenneth Stanley Njindo Matiba
- Born
- 1932, Murang'a County
- Died
- 15 April 2018, Nairobi
- Party
- KANU, then FORD-Asili
Education
- Alliance High SchoolSecondary school
- Makerere UniversityBA
Career
- 1960sPermanent Secretary in government ministries
- 1970sChairman of Kenya Breweries and of the Kenya Football Federation
- 1983 to 1988MP and minister (Health, then Transport and Communications) under Moi
- 1988Resigned from the Cabinet over rigging in KANU's queue-voting elections
- 1990Demanded multiparty democracy with Charles Rubia; detained, and suffered a stroke in detention
- 1992FORD-Asili presidential candidate, runner-up to Moi
What Matiba stood for
A liberal democrat who took on the one-party state at great personal cost. FORD-Asili's economic platform is not counted.
- Institutions and power-sharing: Checks and devolution
- Political style: Anti-establishment
- Civil liberties: Liberty-first
Placed mainly from what Matiba did, not what Matiba said. See the full record, with every source.
Common questions
Who was Kenneth Matiba?
Kenneth Matiba was a businessman and minister who quit Moi's Cabinet in 1988 and helped force the return of multiparty politics. Matiba finished second in the 1992 presidential election. Minister under Moi until 1988. FORD-Asili leader. 1992 presidential runner-up. Died 2018.
When was Kenneth Matiba born, and when did they die?
Born in 1932 in Murang'a County. Died on 15 April 2018 in Nairobi.
What did Kenneth Matiba study?
BA at Makerere University.
Which party was Kenneth Matiba in?
KANU, then FORD-Asili.
What did Kenneth Matiba stand for?
A liberal democrat who took on the one-party state at great personal cost. FORD-Asili's economic platform is not counted.
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