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==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> It is said that his father 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> His father worked as a cook at a Presbyterian mission in [[Nairobi]] and later opened a store<ref name=Hai /> and a transport company. He 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 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 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&dq=NJOROGE,+Ng%27ethe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGxJy71pvjAhVPgK0KHZhGB2AQ6AEIUzAJ |accessdate=}}</ref>

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Ng'ethe Njoroge
Kenyan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
1970–1979
Preceded byJosephat Karanja
Succeeded byShadrack Kimalel
Personal details
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 was a Kenyan diplomat.

Biography

Njoroge was born to a Kikuyu family in 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 his son, American guitarist Tom Morello, Njoroge was an activist who promoted Kenyan independence from the British during the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960).[8]

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).[6]

Personal life

Njoroge was married to Mary Morello who later founded Parents for Rock and Rap; they had one son, Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.[5] He later remarried and had three more sons.[9]

References

  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. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  3. ^ "Dr Njoroge Mungai: A story of big dreams, resilience and triumph".
  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. April 24, 2007.
  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 (November 1, 2006). "My Life Story: Tom Morello". MetalHammer.
  9. ^ Kot, Greg (July 2, 2000). "Rock Star Real Chip Off The Old Block". Chicago Tribune.
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