About Wambu Mathu
Lived 1910 – 1993 (aged 82). Wambu Mathu was a Kenyan politician.
Eliud Wambu Mathu (1 June 1910 – 26 May 1993) was a Kenyan teacher, politician and civil servant. He was the first African member of the Legislative Council of Kenya and served from 1944 to 1957.
Biography Mathu was born on 1 June 1910, in Karai, Kenya, to a Kikuyu family. He was educated at the Alliance High School and qualified as a teacher. In 1929, he became the first African master at Alliance. Between 1932 and 1934, he studied at Fort Hare College in South Africa and passed the South Africa matriculation. At the 1957 election, Mathu was replaced by Bernard Mate, a member of the Meru tribe who had the support of the government.
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Who was Wambu Mathu?
Kenyan politician (1910–1993)
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Wambu Mathu was born on 1 June 1910.
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Wambu Mathu died on 26 May 1993.
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Wambu Mathu was a politician.
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Wambu Mathu was Kenyan.
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