He married his wife Nyambura Musyimi on February 4, 1984 and later had two children; a daughter, Mueni-Nyokabi (25), a lawyer and theology teacher and a son, Syano (23) a PhD candidate.
It was during his tenure at Nairobi Baptist Church[4] that he came to the limelight as he spoke openly against the excesses of the Moi era.
He later said, '...it is at Nairobi Baptist Church I started to see the state and individuals...and the pulpit as a powerful place for speaking out against injustice...'.
Introspectively, NCCK made huge leaps in achieving its mandate including; financial stability and sustainability, advocacy and strengthening of its systems and priorities.
He ran against Joseph Nyagah and won, defeating the fifty (50) year old hold the Nyaga family had on the constituency.
He admires Nelson Mandela for his sacrifice and patience, Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai for her passion and persistence, Winston Churchill for his courage and discernment of the times and his late father because he was '...a complete person.
In faith, family, politics, enterprise and community...' Asked what historical figure he would have over for dinner if he could he answered King David of the Bible and Mahatma Gandhi.