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{{Short description|Kenyan journalist and diplomat (1928–2023)}}
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|predecessor = [[Josephat Karanja]]
|predecessor = [[Josephat Karanja]]
|successor = Shadrack Kimalel
|successor = Shadrack Kimalel
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|father = George Segeni Njoroge
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|mother = Leah Magana
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|spouse = [[Mary Morello]] (divorced)
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|children = 4 including [[Tom Morello]]
|children = 4, including [[Tom Morello]]
|relatives = [[Njoroge Mungai]] (brother)<br> [[Jemimah Gecaga]] (sister)<br> [[Jomo Kenyatta]] (cousin)
|relatives = [[Njoroge Mungai]] (brother)<br> [[Jemimah Gecaga]] (sister)<br> [[Jomo Kenyatta]] (cousin)
|education = BSc [[Central State University|Central State College]]<br> MSc [[Boston University]]
|education = BSc [[Central State University|Central State College]]<br> MSc [[Boston University]]
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'''Ng'ethe Njoroge''' is a [[Kenya]]n journalist and formerly served as a [[diplomat]].
'''Ng'ethe Njoroge''' (10 November 1928 – 24 December 2023) was a Kenyan journalist and diplomat. In 1970, Njoroge assumed the role of [[Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]], a position he held until 1979. He was married to [[Mary Morello]], with whom he had one child, the musician [[Tom Morello]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Njoroge was born to a [[Kikuyu people|Kikuyu]] family in Kenya.<ref name=Hai>{{Cite web|first=Tania |last=Malik |authorlink= |title=Njoroge Mungai – A Tribute to One of the Last Freedom Fighters |publisher=Hai Africa|date= |url=https://haiafrika.com/njoroge-mungai-tribute-one-last-freedom-fighters/ |accessdate=}}</ref> His parents, Leah Magana and George Segeni Njoroge, were pioneer Christians who attended the Church of the Torch which had been founded by the famous [[Church of Scotland]] minister, [[John Arthur|John William Arthur]].<ref name="kenyayearbook.co.ke">{{Cite web|url=http://kenyayearbook.co.ke/?p=2563|title=Njoroge Mungai – Kenyatta’s doctor who brought UNEP to Nairobi – Kenya Yearbook|website=kenyayearbook.co.ke|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref><ref name="nation.co.ke">{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Dr-Njoroge-Mungai-A-story-of-big-dreams-resilience-and-triumph/-/1056/2426906/-/4tbc8x/-/index.html|title=Dr Njoroge Mungai: A story of big dreams, resilience and triumph|publisher=}}</ref> The news and entertainment site [[Tuko]] has alleged that the elder Njoroge was born an ethnic [[Masai people|Masai]] but changed his name from Segeni ole Mbuchucha to the Kikuyu name Njoroge.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Benjamin |last=Muindi |authorlink= |title=Are These The Most Successful 12 Families In Kenya? |publisher=www.tuko.co.ke|date=2016 |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/9670-12-kenyas-successful-families-bet-know.html#9670 |quote=Segeni ole Mbuchucha was born a Masai but later renamed Kikuyu name Njoroge. He was the first convert at CSM Thogoto, became a cook at the mission before later establishing a grocery shop and starting a transport company. This is the family that has produced names as [[Jemimah Gecaga]], Udi Gecaga, Dr Florence Njeri Ng'ethe, Gathoni Mungai, [[Njoroge Mungai]] and Ngethe Njoroge, among others. This family is related to [[Michael Kijana Wamalwa]] (former vice president) by marriage}}</ref> The elder Njoroge worked as a cook at a Presbyterian mission in [[Nairobi]] and later opened a store<ref name=Hai /> and a transport company. Njoroge has five brothers and one sister.<ref name=Hai /> His sister, [[Jemimah Gecaga]] (1920–1979), was the first female member of parliament in Kenya and his brother was Kenyan Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament [[Njoroge Mungai]] (1926–2014).<ref name=Hai /> His cousin, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], was the first elected president in Kenya.<ref name=Hai /><ref name=6String>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Playing 6-string politics |publisher=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date= April 24, 2007 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210844/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=991695d9-19b1-4e66-be3a-31a5b83f743e |accessdate=}}</ref>
Njoroge was born to a [[Kikuyu people|Kikuyu]] family in the [[Colony of Kenya]].<ref name=Hai>{{Cite web|first=Tania |last=Malik |authorlink= |title=Njoroge Mungai – A Tribute to One of the Last Freedom Fighters |publisher=Hai Africa|date= |url=https://haiafrika.com/njoroge-mungai-tribute-one-last-freedom-fighters/ |accessdate=}}</ref> His parents, Leah Magana and George Segeni Njoroge, were pioneer Christians who attended the Church of the Torch which had been founded by the famous [[Church of Scotland]] minister, [[John Arthur (missionary)|John William Arthur]].<ref name="kenyayearbook.co.ke">{{Cite web|url=http://kenyayearbook.co.ke/?p=2563|title=Njoroge Mungai – Kenyatta's doctor who brought UNEP to Nairobi – Kenya Yearbook|website=kenyayearbook.co.ke|language=en-GB|access-date=8 January 2018|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020210/http://kenyayearbook.co.ke/?p=2563|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nation.co.ke">{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Dr-Njoroge-Mungai-A-story-of-big-dreams-resilience-and-triumph/-/1056/2426906/-/4tbc8x/-/index.html|title=Dr Njoroge Mungai: A story of big dreams, resilience and triumph|date=2 July 2020 |publisher=}}</ref> The news and entertainment site [[Tuko]] has alleged that the elder Njoroge was born an ethnic [[Masai people|Masai]] but changed his name from Segeni ole Mbuchucha to the Kikuyu name Njoroge.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Benjamin |last=Muindi |authorlink= |title=Are These The Most Successful 12 Families In Kenya? |publisher=www.tuko.co.ke|date=2016 |url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/9670-12-kenyas-successful-families-bet-know.html#9670 |quote=Segeni ole Mbuchucha was born a Masai but later renamed Kikuyu name Njoroge. He was the first convert at CSM Thogoto, became a cook at the mission before later establishing a grocery shop and starting a transport company. This is the family that has produced names as [[Jemimah Gecaga]], Udi Gecaga, Dr Florence Njeri Ng'ethe, Gathoni Mungai, [[Njoroge Mungai]] and Ngethe Njoroge, among others. This family is related to [[Michael Kijana Wamalwa]] (former vice president) by marriage}}</ref> The elder Njoroge worked as a cook at a Presbyterian mission in [[Nairobi]] and later opened a store<ref name=Hai /> and a transport company. Njoroge has five brothers and one sister.<ref name=Hai /> His sister, [[Jemimah Gecaga]] (1920–1979), was the first female member of parliament in Kenya and his brother was Kenyan Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament [[Njoroge Mungai]] (1926–2014).<ref name=Hai /> His cousin, [[Jomo Kenyatta]], was the first elected president in Kenya.<ref name=Hai /><ref name=6String>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Playing 6-string politics |publisher=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date= 24 April 2007 |url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=991695d9-19b1-4e66-be3a-31a5b83f743e |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210844/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=991695d9-19b1-4e66-be3a-31a5b83f743e|accessdate=|archive-date= 3 March 2016}}</ref>


Njoroge attended [[Alliance High School (Kenya)|Alliance High School]] in [[Kikuyu, Kenya]] and [[Busoga University]] in [[Iganga]], [[Uganda]] before moving to the United States where he attended [[Central State University|Central State College]] in [[Wilberforce, Ohio]] and then in 1960 he went to [[Boston University]]<ref name=whowho1983 /> where he received a M.S. in journalism in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=International Educational, Cultural and Related Activities for African Countries South of the Sahara |publisher=The Bureau|date=1961 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=38VJAQAAMAAJ&q=NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe&dq=NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGxJy71pvjAhVPgK0KHZhGB2AQ6AEIUzAJ |accessdate=}}</ref>
Njoroge attended [[Alliance High School (Kenya)|Alliance High School]] in [[Kikuyu, Kenya]] and [[Busoga University]] in [[Iganga]], [[Uganda]] before moving to the United States where he attended [[Central State University|Central State College]] in [[Wilberforce, Ohio]] and then in 1960 he went to [[Boston University]]<ref name=whowho1983 /> where he received a M.S. in journalism in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=International Educational, Cultural and Related Activities for African Countries South of the Sahara |publisher=The Bureau|date=1961 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=38VJAQAAMAAJ&q=NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe |accessdate=}}</ref>


According to interview with his son, American guitarist [[Tom Morello]], Njoroge was involved in the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] for Kenyan independence (1952–1960). Morello claimed in the same interview that his [[Anti-authoritarianism|anti-authoritarian]] viewpoints are inspired by the involvement of his father in the uprising.<ref>{{Cite web|first= Malcolm |last=Dome |authorlink= |title=My Life Story: Tom Morello |publisher=[[MetalHammer]]|date=November 1, 2006 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-life-story-tom-morello |accessdate=}}</ref>
According to an interview with his son, American guitarist [[Tom Morello]], Njoroge was involved in the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] for Kenyan independence (1952–1960). Morello claimed in the same interview that his [[Anti-authoritarianism|anti-authoritarian]] viewpoints are inspired by the involvement of his father in the uprising.<ref>{{Cite web|first= Malcolm |last=Dome |authorlink= |title=My Life Story: Tom Morello |publisher=[[MetalHammer]]|date=1 November 2006 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/my-life-story-tom-morello |accessdate=}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
After the ascension of his cousin, Jomo Kenyatta, to the presidency, Njoroge held a number of positions in his government. He was named assistant secretary, Ministry of Lands and Settlements (1963–1964); senior assistant secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1964); delegate to the [[Organisation of African Unity]] (1964); member of the Delegation to the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (1964); member of the Kenyan Delegation to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (1964, 1965, 1966); head of the Africa and Middle East Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Nairobi]] (1964–1967); counselor of the Kenyan Embassy in [[Bonn]], [[Germany]] (1968–1970); [[Ambassador]] to [[Italy]] and [[Switzerland]] (1974); and [[Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] (1970–1978).<ref name=whowho1983>International Who's Who, 1983-84, [https://books.google.de/books?id=_xJ4R0t9G3oC&q=%22NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe+United+Nations&dq=%22NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe+United+Nations&hl=de&sa=X&redir_esc=y p. 1004]</ref>
After the ascension of his cousin, Jomo Kenyatta, to the presidency, Njoroge held a number of positions in his government. He was named assistant secretary, Ministry of Lands and Settlements (1963–1964); senior assistant secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1964); delegate to the [[Organisation of African Unity]] (1964); member of the Delegation to the [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting]] (1964); member of the Kenyan Delegation to the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (1964, 1965, 1966); head of the Africa and Middle East Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Nairobi]] (1964–1967); counselor of the Kenyan Embassy in [[Bonn]], [[Germany]] (1968–1970); [[Ambassador]] to [[Italy]] and [[Switzerland]] (1974); and [[Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]] (1970–1978).<ref name=whowho1983>International Who's Who, 1983-84, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_xJ4R0t9G3oC&q=%22NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe+United+Nations p. 1004]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Njoroge married teacher and activist [[Mary Morello]]; they had one son, [[Rage Against the Machine]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]].<ref name=6String /> They were divorced a year after their son was born. When Morello was 16 months old, Njoroge denied he was his son and returned back to Kenya. He later remarried and had three more sons.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Greg |last=Kot |authorlink= |title=Rock Star Real Chip Off The Old Block|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date= July 2, 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/169563428 |accessdate=}}</ref>
Njoroge married teacher and activist [[Mary Morello]]; they had one son, [[Rage Against the Machine]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]].<ref name=6String /> They were divorced a year after their son was born. When Morello was 16 months old he returned to Kenya, he later remarried and had three more sons.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Greg |last=Kot |authorlink= |title=Rock Star Real Chip Off The Old Block|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date= 2 July 2000|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/169563428 |accessdate=}}</ref>

Ngethe Njoroge died on 24 December 2023, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rest in eternal Peace my friend — the late Ambassador Ng'ethe Njoroge, from Limuru constituency. |url=https://www.facebook.com/Kazaspanner001/posts/pfbid0UHCH13eCMdFFm1Dn5GhixZp8N2f53gc7ZjGQMGnk1znzs4R9VFukhS7a7u8osW11l?locale=uk_UA |website=Hon Eng John Kiragu – MP Limuru on Facebook |access-date=10 January 2024 |date=25 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ng'ethe Njoroge: 'Tiny' Rowland's insider in Jomo Kenyatta's circles |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/weekly-review/ng-ethe-njoroge-tiny-rowland-insider-jomo-kenyatta-circles-4478208 |access-date=10 January 2024 |publisher=Nation |date=31 December 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Ngethe Njoroge
Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
1970–1979
Preceded byJosephat Karanja
Succeeded byShadrack Kimalel
Personal details
Born(1928-11-10)10 November 1928
Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
Died24 December 2023(2023-12-24) (aged 95)
SpouseMary Morello (divorced)
Children4, including Tom Morello
Parents
  • George Segeni Njoroge (father)
  • Leah Magana (mother)
RelativesNjoroge Mungai (brother)
Jemimah Gecaga (sister)
Jomo Kenyatta (cousin)
EducationBSc Central State College
MSc Boston University

Ng'ethe Njoroge (10 November 1928 – 24 December 2023) was a Kenyan journalist and diplomat. In 1970, Njoroge assumed the role of Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, a position he held until 1979. He was married to Mary Morello, with whom he had one child, the musician Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Biography

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Njoroge was born to a Kikuyu family in the Colony of Kenya.[1] His parents, Leah Magana and George Segeni Njoroge, were pioneer Christians who attended the Church of the Torch which had been founded by the famous Church of Scotland minister, John William Arthur.[2][3] The news and entertainment site Tuko has alleged that the elder Njoroge was born an ethnic Masai but changed his name from Segeni ole Mbuchucha to the Kikuyu name Njoroge.[4] The elder Njoroge worked as a cook at a Presbyterian mission in Nairobi and later opened a store[1] and a transport company. Njoroge has five brothers and one sister.[1] His sister, Jemimah Gecaga (1920–1979), was the first female member of parliament in Kenya and his brother was Kenyan Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Njoroge Mungai (1926–2014).[1] His cousin, Jomo Kenyatta, was the first elected president in Kenya.[1][5]

Njoroge attended Alliance High School in Kikuyu, Kenya and Busoga University in Iganga, Uganda before moving to the United States where he attended Central State College in Wilberforce, Ohio and then in 1960 he went to Boston University[6] where he received a M.S. in journalism in 1961.[7]

According to an interview with his son, American guitarist Tom Morello, Njoroge was involved in the Mau Mau Uprising for Kenyan independence (1952–1960). Morello claimed in the same interview that his anti-authoritarian viewpoints are inspired by the involvement of his father in the uprising.[8]

Career

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After the ascension of his cousin, Jomo Kenyatta, to the presidency, Njoroge held a number of positions in his government. He was named assistant secretary, Ministry of Lands and Settlements (1963–1964); senior assistant secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1964); delegate to the Organisation of African Unity (1964); member of the Delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (1964); member of the Kenyan Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (1964, 1965, 1966); head of the Africa and Middle East Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nairobi (1964–1967); counselor of the Kenyan Embassy in Bonn, Germany (1968–1970); Ambassador to Italy and Switzerland (1974); and Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1970–1978).[6]

Personal life

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Njoroge married teacher and activist Mary Morello; they had one son, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.[5] They were divorced a year after their son was born. When Morello was 16 months old he returned to Kenya, he later remarried and had three more sons.[9]

Ngethe Njoroge died on 24 December 2023, at the age of 95.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Malik, Tania. "Njoroge Mungai – A Tribute to One of the Last Freedom Fighters". Hai Africa.
  2. ^ "Njoroge Mungai – Kenyatta's doctor who brought UNEP to Nairobi – Kenya Yearbook". kenyayearbook.co.ke. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Dr Njoroge Mungai: A story of big dreams, resilience and triumph". 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ Muindi, Benjamin (2016). "Are These The Most Successful 12 Families In Kenya?". www.tuko.co.ke. Segeni ole Mbuchucha was born a Masai but later renamed Kikuyu name Njoroge. He was the first convert at CSM Thogoto, became a cook at the mission before later establishing a grocery shop and starting a transport company. This is the family that has produced names as Jemimah Gecaga, Udi Gecaga, Dr Florence Njeri Ng'ethe, Gathoni Mungai, Njoroge Mungai and Ngethe Njoroge, among others. This family is related to Michael Kijana Wamalwa (former vice president) by marriage
  5. ^ a b "Playing 6-string politics". Montreal Gazette. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b International Who's Who, 1983-84, p. 1004
  7. ^ "International Educational, Cultural and Related Activities for African Countries South of the Sahara". The Bureau. 1961.
  8. ^ Dome, Malcolm (1 November 2006). "My Life Story: Tom Morello". MetalHammer.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (2 July 2000). "Rock Star Real Chip Off The Old Block". Chicago Tribune.
  10. ^ "Rest in eternal Peace my friend — the late Ambassador Ng'ethe Njoroge, from Limuru constituency". Hon Eng John Kiragu – MP Limuru on Facebook. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Ng'ethe Njoroge: 'Tiny' Rowland's insider in Jomo Kenyatta's circles". Nation. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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