THE STANDARD
KENYA
The casket bearing Abraham Kiptanui s body. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
Former State House Comptroller Abraham Kiptanui was yesterday eulogised as a generous and diligent civil servant who heavily invested in education sector.
Kiptanui who died on April 4, was laid to rest yesterday at his Kipkabus home in Uasin Gishu County.
President Uhuru Kenyatta eulogised Kiptanui as one who believed in hard work and diligence, a reason he rose through the ranks in a sensitive docket. Kiptanui was diligent and dedicated. He was an example to many and never got tired sharing what he had, President Uhuru said in a statement.
THE STANDARD By
Patrick Alushula |
February 1st 2021 at 15:01:31 GMT +0300
Former Finance Minister Simeon Nyachae
NAIROBI, KENYA: It was a rare but truthful admission from the very man who had been charged with the responsibility of planning for the country’s money. And the action did not go unpunished.
In 1998, Finance Minister Simeon Nyachae, the son of the former powerful colonial chief, Musa Nyandusi, shocked the nation with a rare admission that Kenya’s economy was in intensive care unit (ICU).
On the front page of The Standard on Saturday, April 25, 1998, then trading as The East African Standard, the bold headline read ‘Economy in the ICU’ sending mixed signals to President Daniel Moi’s government.