Author: P. Njeru Njuno

I was born on June 10, 1950 among eight siblings. This was the time when Kenya was fighting for Independence from the British. In 1952, when I was hardly two years a state of Emergency was declared by the British on Kenya, its colony. This opened room for the British to detain, without trial, those who were suspected of agitating for independence. My father was detained and sentenced for seven years imprisonment. Our family, among many others, were moved to villages, which were more like concentration camps. For seven years my family was subjected to abject poverty. But my mother’s faith in God was unwavering. After six years my father was released from prison and slowly life in my family returned to normal. By this time my life had been greatly influenced to belief in God through Jesus Christ by my mother. My faith, however, wavered a bit in my teenage years but was revitalized by the time I completed my six years of High School. After high school, in 1972, I worked, did business, as well as going to college and attained an MBA. In 1996, after the death of my eldest brother, who had represented my area in parliament, died I was drawn to parliamentary politics, but I must add, out of my zeal to fight corruption. In 1997 I was unsuccessful for my parliamentary bid. In 2001 I left Kenya for the United States. In 2007 I was back in Kenya and again I vied unsuccessfully for a parliamentary seat. In 2008 I came back to the U.S., went back to college and did a Graduate Certificate in Financial Analysis, and a Masters of Accounting and Financial Management. I am happily married with three daughters and one son. I also have eight grandchildren. I am a part-time assistant pastor in a predominantly Kenyan church in Santa Rosa, California.