Nicholas Biwott Kipyator | |
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![]() Biwott in 1998 as Minister of East African and Regional Co-operation | |
Born | Kiprono 22 February 1934 Chebior village, Kerio, Kenya Colony |
Died | (aged 77) |
Resting place | Kaptarakwa, Keiyo |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Other names | Kiprono Kipyator |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
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Years active | 1960–2017 |
Employer | Government of Kenya |
Known for | Public Service, Development, Philanthropy |
Nicholas Kipyator Kiprono arap Biwott (1940 – 11 July 2017) was a Kenyan businessman, politician, and philanthropist, who worked in the governments of the fathers of Kenyan independence, Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. He held eight senior civil servant and ministerial positions that included Minister of State (1979–82), Minister of Energy (1963), Minister of East African and Regional Co-operation (1998–99) and Minister of Regional Development, Science, and Technology (1982).[1]
Biwott was widely regarded as one of the most powerful and competent ministers of president Moi's government. He was also at the forefront of efforts to deepen regional cooperation. Former president Uhuru Kenyatta eulogised Biwott as a "patriot and diligent leader, who spent decades building schools and hospitals and spearheading every other kind of development including marketing Kenya abroad".[2]
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