Joseph Nyagah

Joseph William Nthiga Nyagah (6 January 1948 – 11 December 2020) was a Kenyan politician and Minister of Cooperative Development and Marketing in Kenya's grand coalition government.[1][2]

Biography

Nyagah was a member of the then governing Kenya African National Union and a minister in President Daniel Arap Moi's office until quitting both the ministry and the party in the run-up to the 2002 general election.[3] He fought the election in Gachoka Constituency as an opposition National Rainbow Coalition candidate.[4] [5] He was a member of Orange Democratic Movement's 'Pentagon' in the lead up to the 2007 general election.

His LinkedIn profile[6] refers to him as a "Cabinet Member at Government of Kenya". He is brother to former Kamukunji Legislator Norman Nyaga and former Central Bank of Kenya governor, Nahashon Nyagah.

References
  1. "Profile". Office of Public Communications, Government of Kenya. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. Macharia Kamau (2010-05-11). "Nyagah says all is well at New KCC as restructuring nears end". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. Gray Phombeah (2002-11-12). "New blow for Kenya's ruling party". BBC News. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  4. James Astill (2002-12-27). "Violence mars final day of Kenya's election campaign". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  5. Kenyan Politician, Joe Nyaga Dies At 72 After Suffering From Covid-19 complications
  6. "Joseph Nyagah - Kenya LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08.
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