Nderitu Gachagua

Nderitu Gachagua
Nderitu Gachagua
1st Governor of Nyeri County
	In office; March 2013 – 24 February 2017
Deputy	Wamathai Samuel Githaiga
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Wamathai Samuel Githaiga
Personal details
Born	29 July 1953
Died	24 February 2017 (aged 63); London, United Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Margaret Karungaru Nderitu

Nderitu Gachagua (29 July 1952 – 24 February 2017) was a Kenyan politician who served as the first governor of Nyeri County having been elected in March 2013 on a GNU party ticket alongside deputy governor, Wamathai Samwel Githaiga. Nderitu studied law at the University of Nairobi. Before becoming governor, he served as the Member of Parliament for Mathira constituency.[1]

Gachagua died on 24 February 2017 at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London while undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.[2][3]

References

KANYI, WAMBUGU. "Kenya: MCA Accuses Gachagua". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
"Governor Gachagua is dead". The Standard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
"[VIDEO] Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua dies from cancer". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

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[1] KANYI, WAMBUGU. "Kenya: MCA Accuses Gachagua". The Star. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

[2] "Governor Gachagua is dead". The Standard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.

[3] "[VIDEO] Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua dies from cancer". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 25 February 2017.