About Nderitu Gachagua
Lived 1953 – 2017 (aged 63). Nderitu Gachagua was a Kenyan politician.
James Nderitu Gachagua (29 July 1952 – 24 February 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Nyeri County having been elected in March 2013 on a GNU party ticket alongside deputy governor, Wamathai Samwel Githaiga. Nderitu studied Building Economics at the University of Nairobi. Before becoming governor, he served as the Member of Parliament for Mathira constituency. He is the elder brother of former Deputy President of Kenya Rigathi Gachagua.
Gachagua died on 24 February 2017 at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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Who was Nderitu Gachagua?
Kenyan politician (1953-2017)
When was Nderitu Gachagua born?
Nderitu Gachagua was born on 29 July 1953.
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Nderitu Gachagua died on 24 February 2017 in London.
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Nderitu Gachagua was a politician.
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Nderitu Gachagua was Kenyan.
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