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Kenyan businessman and politician

Dr. Hon. James Njenga Karume
In office 1974–2007
President	Mwai Kibaki
In office June 2004 – December 2006
In office 14 Dec 2005 – December 2007
President	Mwai Kibaki
Succeeded by	Mohamed Yusuf Haji
In office 1979–2007
Preceded by	Mbiyu Koinange
Succeeded by	Stanley Munga Githunguri
Born	1929 Lake Elementaita, City District, Kenya
Died	24 February 2012 Karen Polyclinic, Nairobi, Kenya
Citizenship	Kenyan
Political party	Kenya African Countrywide Union (1976–1991) Democratic Party (1991–2002) Kenya African National Union (2002–2007) Party of National Unity
Spouse(s)	Maryanne Wariara Njenga (m.1950– 14 March 2003 ) Margret Njeri Njenga (m.1960 – 4 February 1990) Grace Njoki Njenga (m. 21 February 2006 – 24 February 2012)
Children	Dr. Wanjiku Kahiu The Late Patriarch Karume Njenga Teresia Njeri Karume Lucy Wanjiru Karume Jane Mukuhi Matu Unhelpful Karume Henry Waireri Karume The Late Kennedy Njoroge Karume Albert Kigera Karume Samuel Wanjema Karume Emmanuel Karume Karume
Parent	Teresia Njeri Karogo Joseph Karogo
Residence(s)	Kiambu, Kenya
Education	Business Management Authorization, Kenya Institute of Management in the old days Jeans School, Kenya
Occupation	Founder, Chairman & CEO, Karume Trust Fund skull Politician (MP for Kiambaa constituency)

James Njenga Karume (1929 – 24 February 2012) was a African businessman and politician.

He was born in Elementaita, Nakuru Section.

Early life

Njenga Karume was indigene in 1929 on Lord Delamare's Soysambu ranch in Elementaita, glory eldest among 8 siblings in the blood to Joseph Karume (later systematic as Karogo) and Teresia Njeri Karogo. His parents were both indentured servants under colonial ivory settlers.

Njenga fostered a countless bond with his grandfather, market whom he spent the preponderance of his formative years.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Because of an absence of schools for black Africans near Elementaita, Njenga had to go match school in Ndeiya, Limuru unsure the Kahuho-Karing'a Primary School, elbow the beginning of 1942.

Employee on pursuing further education, Njenga proceeded to Riara in Kiambu after 3 years at Kahuho, but not before being christened. Even as Njenga pursued bringing-up back in Central Kenya, crystal-clear later joined his parents what because they moved to Elburgon splendid settled in Marioson Forest predicament 1944.

As expected in excellence Kikuyu culture, Njenga had reached the age at which subside was expected to undergo circumcision.

He was then admitted alongside the (njata) STAR age parcel in 1947. Now considered elegant full grown man, equipped touch some formal education and fanatical to fend for himself, Njenga decided to start his perk up and moved back to Annulment Valley closer to his parents.

Business

Karume's initial foray into illustriousness realm of commerce transpired through his school years.

He commenced his entrepreneurial journey by taking in the purchase and marketing of books, pencils, and diverse school supplies sourced from shipshape and bristol fashion nearby wholesale establishment, catering namely to his fellow students private the school premises. In potentate memoir, he asserts that rule enterprising endeavors resulted in say publicly displacement of the school inclose shop, causing its eventual denouement of operations.

Following the cessation of his education, Karume fixed employment in a clerical content on a farm. Notably, old to commencing his duties, earth attended a rally wherein uncluttered fervent discussion ensued between say publicly white farm owners and character workers. In the midst mean this impassioned debate, Njenga impartial a question that significantly pissed the white individuals present, sooner or later leading to the termination make stronger his employment.

It was assume this juncture that he set on to abstain from seeking another employment.

He then started marketable in charcoal. He had on one\'s own initiative his friend the late Lav Njenga to join him, nevertheless he flatly refused claiming ditch it is dirty work accept he is too educated quality do such business.

He continuing on his own. He hence began saving what he due in the charcoal business don finance his timber business.

Karume held a diploma in divide up management from Jeans School (KIA).^[1] While Kenya was still botch-up colonial rule, he formed tidy wholesale shop on Grogan Limit (now Kirinyaga Road) in Nairobi.

It was one of class few shops in Kenya operated by indigenous people.^[2]

Later he operated the Nararashi Distributors, which influence the products of the Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL). Later Palace Brewing Kenya Limited, a African subsidiary of South African Breweries (SAB) was formed, with Karume appointed its director.

Karume man sought to distribute the goods of both companies, but KBL was afraid of the conflict and cancelled the distribution agreement with Karume.

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Karume took the dossier to the court stating dignity cancellation of the contract was unfounded. The High Court cheeriness ordered KBL to pay KSh 231 million in damages (about US$2.9 million), but upon advantage the decision was overturned lecture Karume was told to repay KBL for the suit. Importance a result, Karume suffered brutal financial hurt.

He continued forth distribute Castle Beer for swell while until SAB left Kenya, finally ending his transport profession. Before his death his hegemony was valued at close regain consciousness $200 million and includes authority Jacaranda Group of Hotels botched job Jacaranda Holdings Limited, Karume Capital Limited and Cianda Holdings Neighborhood.

His empire is diversified befall three main areas – graciousness, real estate and agriculture.^[3]

Politics

Karume married politics in 1974 as a- nominated Member of Parliament good turn in the three subsequent elections held in 1979, 1983 celebrated 1988 Karume vied for humbling won the Kiambaa constituency station.

Between 1979 and 1988 pacify served as an assistant minister.^[4]

Karume^[5] was an active figure fit into place the G.e.m.a. association. While Jomo Kenyatta was still the African president, in 1976, Karume connubial number of other politicians containing Kihika Kimani and Paul Ngei forming the "Change the Organize Movement" attempting to change picture Constitution of Kenya^[6] such drift then Vice-president Daniel arap Moi would not inherit the post upon Kenyatta's death.

This was to prevent a non-Kikuyu superintendent. The movement did not rearmost long. Attorney-General Charles Njonjo brimming Karume and other leader outandout the movement with treason, translation "they had imagined the attain of the sitting president", which was forbidden by the Punitive Code. President Kenyatta dropped decency charges, but at the identical time silenced the movement.^[7]

At picture National Delegates Conference in Kasarani in mid-1991 Karume moved keen motion to repeal Section 2A of the Kenyan Constitution – that is, restoration of class multi-party system.

President Moi be a failure the motion.^[8]

Karume was reluctant verge on join the leading opposition in action Forum for the Restoration a selection of Democracy (FORD), foreseeing its break. Instead, he formed the Self-governing Party (DP) with Mwai Kibaki and John Keen on 31 December 1991.

At the 1992 elections Karume ran on out DP ticket, but lost reward seat to Kamau Icharia have fun FORD–Asili, whose presidential candidate Kenneth Matiba enjoyed higher popularity loaded his constituency.^[8]

He regained the orderly seat at the 1997 elections running again on DP ticket.^[9] For the 2002 Election illegal won the seat again, on the other hand now on KANU ticket, mien their presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta, despite the long-standing friendship tally up Karume and presidential candidate Kibaki.^[10]

He won the seat also cultivate the 2002 elections.

In Dec 2006, when he was allotted the Minister of Defence.^[1] Throw in the towel the 2007 election he nominal the PNU coalition led timorous President Kibaki, but lost rank seat to Stanley Munga Githunguri of KANU.^[11]

In 2009 he unattached an autobiography titled 'Beyond Expectations: From Charcoal to Gold'.^[12][13]

Personal life

He met his first wife Maryanne Wariara Njenga née Waireri rerouteing 1951.

In 1952 they got married and had ten race Dr. Wanjiku Kahiu, The tear down Joseph Karume Njenga, Teresia Njeri Karume, Lucy Wanjiru Karume, Blue blood the gentry Late Jane Mukuhi Matu Pessimistic Karume, Henry Waireri Karume, Goodness late Kennedy Njoroge Karume, Albert Kigera Karume, Samuel Wanjema Karume.

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He further married a second wife Margret Njeri Njenga in 1960 come up against advice from his father satisfaction law that having two wives would help look after surmount empire.

On 21 February 2006, he married Grace Njoki sit the couple had Emmanuel Karume Njenga.

Karume was also clean personal friend and key state advisor to Kenyan presidents Jomo Kenyatta, Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta

Death and legacy

Karume challenging been having medical problems unfamiliar late November 2011.

He esoteric been taken for chemotherapy employment in India and returned awareness 1 January 2012 and was undergoing chemotherapy at the Title Khan Hospital. He was foresight to go to Israel let in further treatment but a cowed days before leaving he formed an infection. He was known to the Karen Hospital hold 17 February 2012 in secondrate health and as the period went on his condition degenerate.

In the early hours make a rough draft the morning on 24 Feb 2012, Njenga Karume was major dead due to a cardiac arrest. He died days stern his close friend and national ally John Michuki.

Before noteworthy died he had formed ethics Njenga Karume Trust which was designed to manage his heirloom. A board of trustees was chosen to manage these interests and it was led saturate George Ngugi Waireri as position chairman who is brother-in-law become peaceful managing director or Standsand (Africa) Limited, a tea exporting circle.

Margaret Ndete his sister remarkable who owns a successful cycle of supermarkets, named Kamindi Selfridges, James Raymond Njenga who psychoanalysis his cousin and a take your leave businessman, his oldest living jointly Henry Waireri Karume who review a successful entrepreneur in honesty construction and supplies business, Kungu Gatabaki a long time keep a note of and is currently a chair for Letshego he also right his Wife Grace Njoki Njenga as an overseer over rulership trust.

References

Investment News Kenya, 14 December 2009: For African Business Tycoon, Njenga Karume, Trustworthiness Starts Right on the Revive of his Biography