Eliud Wambu Mathu (1 June 1910 – 26 May 1993) was a Kenyan teacher, politician and civil servant.
[2] He returned to teach at Alliance and pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree through a correspondence course.
[2] In 1938 he moved to the United Kingdom to complete a one-year teaching diploma from Exeter University, and study history at Balliol College, Oxford.
[2] In October 1944, Mathu was nominated to the Legislative Council of Kenya to represent the African community.
[4] At the 1957 election Mathu was replaced by Bernard Mate, a member of the Meru tribe who had the support of the government.