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Njiru is the surname of the following people and places: People * Patrick Njiru (born 1957), a former Kenyan rally driver * Wawira Njiru, a Kenyan entrepreneur, nutritionist, and philanthropist * Jane Wanjuki Njiru, a Kenyan politician * Silas Silvius Njiru (1928–2020), a Kenyan Roman Catholic bishop * Paul Kariuki Njiru (born 1963), a Kenyan Roman Catholic bishop * James Njiru (died 2013), a Kenyan politician Places * Njiru, Nairobi Njiru is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately east of the central business district. Location Njiru is located approximately east of Nairobi's central business distri ...
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Patrick Njiru
Patrick Njiru (born 12 July 1957) is a former Kenyan rally driver with Subaru World Rally Team from 1983 to 2002. He has retired from competitive racing but often takes part in organizing and competing in charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ... races like the November 2011 Race4Change in Kenya. References 1957 births Kenyan rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Living people {{Kenya-sport-bio-stub ...
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Wawira Njiru
Wawira Njiru, is a Kenyan entrepreneur, nutritionist, and philanthropist, who serves as the executive director oFood for Education an organization that serves a hot, nutritious and affordable school meal to over 33,000 public primary school children in the urban and peri-urban areas of Kiambu, Nairobiand Mombasacounties. Background and Education She grew up in the town of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, immediately northwest of the capital city of Nairobi. She attended local schools for her primary and secondary education. In 2010, she was admitted to the University of South Australia, in Adelaide, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree. Career In 2012, while pursuing her undergraduate degree at the University of South Australia, Njiru hosted a Kenyan-themed fundraising dinner where she invited 80 guests, charged them $20 per plate and managed to raise the equivalent of Ksh. 126,000. With these funds, Food for Education was founded. She set-up a makeshift ...
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Jane Wanjuki Njiru
Jane Wanjuki Njiru is a Kenyan politician. She served as the Embu County women representative(2017-2022) and a member of the ruling political party, the jubilee party of Kenya The Jubilee Party of Kenya was the ruling political party of the Republic of Kenya from 2016 until 13 September 2022. The party was founded on 8 September 2016, following the merger of 11 smaller parties. During the 2017 election, the Jubilee .... She vied and won the Embu woman representative post in the 2017 General election. Early life and education She went to Mulango Girls High School for her Kenya Certificate of education in 1971 to 1974. She furthered her education at Kenya Management and Training Institute where she acquired a Advanced Diploma in management, Advance Diploma in Sale and Marketing and Diploma in Public Relations. She was once the vice-chairperson of the Communication, Information and Innovation committee in the parliament. She was also a member of Departmental Committee on Lan ...
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Silas Silvius Njiru
Silas Silvius Njiru (10 October 1928 – 28 April 2020) was a Kenyan Roman Catholic bishop. Njiru was born in Kenya and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as titular bishop of ''Maturba'' and auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Meru, Kenya, in 1975 and 1976. Njiru then served as bishop of the Meru Diocese from 1976 to 2004. Death Njiru died on 28 April 2020, in Rivoli, Piedmont, Italy, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when .... Notes 1928 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Piedmont 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya Roman Catholic bishops of Meru Kenyan Roman Catholic bishops {{Africa-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Paul Kariuki Njiru
Paul Kariuki Njiru (born March 11, 1963) is the Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Wote Diocese in Kenya. Seminary formation and studies Paul Kariuki Njiru was born in Kyeni, Embu. After schooling, he studied at St. Joseph's seminary and then St. Thomas Aquinas seminary in Nairobi. In 1991 the Pontifical Urban University awarded him a bachelor's degree for his studies while in Kenya. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Embu on March 1, 1993. As a parish priest, he worked in Kairuri parish and served as diocesan youth chaplain. He was the education secretary for Catholic schools in Embu Diocese. Having studied for six years in Rome, he was then awarded an S.T.L. (1999) and an S.T.D. (2002) in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University. Bishop of Embu Pope Benedict XVI nominated him Bishop of Embu on May 9, 2009. He was ordained on July 25. The consecrating bishops were Archbishop John Kardinal Njue of Nairobi, Peter J. Kairo, Archbishop of Nye ...
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James Njiru
James Njiru (died 26 June 2013) was a politician from Kirinyaga County in the Republic of Kenya. He served in president Jomo Kenyatta's government as an assistant minister of Health, in president Daniel Moi's Government as a cabinet Minister in the docket of National Guidance and Political Affairs as well as the Ministry of Culture and Social Services. He was as a Member of Kirinyaga Parliament for many years. Death Njiru died of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ... on 26 June 2013. Family He was husband to Jane Wangeci Njiru and the father to Ken Njiru, Stephen Njiru, Irene Njiru, Richard Mwangi Njiru, Ann Njiru, Jacqueline Njiru, and Daniel Njiru. References 2013 deaths Kenyan politicians Deaths from cancer in Kenya Year of birth missing {{Kenya- ...
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