Septimus Kaikai (born in

Kailahun Kailahun is the capital of Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Kailahun is a major business and commercial center of Kailahun District. The population was 13,108 in the 2004 census, a 2006 estimate of 18,41and a current es ...

Kailahun District Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the town of Kailahun. The second most populous city in the district is Segbwema. Other major towns in Kailahun District include Koindu, ...

) is a retired Sierra Leonean

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and academic. He served as Presidential spokesman between 1997 and 2002, and as Minister of Information and Broadcasting from 2002 to 2007 in former president

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (16 February 1932 – 13 March 2014) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession, Kab ...

's second term in office. Kaikai is a member of the Mende

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and a native of

in Eastern Sierra Leone. In 2010, Kaikai was appointed as the first chairman of the board of trustees for Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) by President Ernest Bai Koroma. Kaikai studied at Towson University. He taught business at Catonsville Community College as a tenured Economics professor before returning suddenly to Sierra Leone in 1998. He has a brother, Alpha Y. Kaikai, who is on the faculty of Catonsville Community College.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Government ministers of Sierra Leone Mende people People from Kailahun District {{SierraLeone-politician-stub