EGH (January 7, 1926 – August 16, 2014) was a doctor, Politician - Member of Parliament, Kenyan Cabinet Minister, Businessman, Farmer, Nationalist, one of the founding fathers[1] of the Republic of Kenya.
[2] When Kenyatta was arrested, Dr. Njoroge Mungai served as his personal physician, a role he would continue until the President's death.
An astute diplomat, he successfully lobbied to have the United Nations Environmental Programme headquartered in Nairobi.
[6] Kenya also had a seat on the Security Council during his tenure and he was instrumental in pushing for sanctions against South Africa and Southern Rhodesia.
[7] He was with Milton Obote at the Singapore Commonwealth meeting, pushing for the British to cease supplying arms to South Africa, when Idi Amin overthrew the Ugandan President.
[6] In 2016, his name appeared in the Panama Papers data release as a shareholder of Bevatron Ltd, an offshore company with address based in Charlestown, Nevis.
In the late 1990s, he was estranged from his wife, Lillian Mungai, and they were engaged in court battles over some of the properties they jointly owned.
[12] Njoroge Mungai was honoured with a Commander of The National Order of Merit from the French government in April 2014 for his contribution to business, democracy and international diplomacy.