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James Nyamweya (28 December 1927 - 25 September 1995) was a Kenyan politician who served in several ministerial, parastatal, and political party leadership positions in both the Kenyatta and Moi governments from 1965 to 1995. He was Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Assistant Minister in the Office of the President, Minister of State in charge of External Affairs Foreign Minister, Minister of State in charge of Provincial Administration, Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Minister for Works, Minister for Power and Communication, Minister for Labour, Chairman Electoral Boundaries Commission, and National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party. Nyamweya was born in Kisii, Kenya, and educated at King's College London where he got a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1958. He served as a Barrister-at-Law at Lincoln's Inn. In his lifetime, Nyamweya received several awards, titles, and honours. Among these were recognitions from Moravian College in Pennsylvania, which awarded him a doctorate degree of laws in 1965, and St. Lawrence University in New York, which awarded him an honorary Doctorate of Political Science in 1975. President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta also decorated him with two of the highest honours--Elder of the Golden Heart and Member of the Burning Spear-- for his distinguished service to the country. He served as the MP of the Nyaribari Constituency (now disestablished) from 1963 to 1976, representing the KANU party.〔Center for Multiparty Democracy: (Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944–2007 )〕 After the multiparty system was revoked in Kenya in 1992, Nyamweya led the newly founded Democratic Party in the Kisii area.〔David Throup, Charles Hornsby: (Multi-party Politics in Kenya ) James Currey, 1998〕 His son George Omari Nyamweya later served as the Secretary General of DP. == Early Life == Born in Kisii, Kenya, on December 28, 1927, Nyamweya was the fifth child of Pastor Paul Nyamweya and Louise Manyange. While still young, Nyamweya attended Nyanchwa Seventh Day Adventist Primary School and later moved to Kamagambo Mission School, where he excelled as a student and earned a reputation as an avid reader. Consequently, he qualified to attend Kisii Secondary School. However, his father was a pioneer pastor of Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church and could not withstand the influence of the colonial missionaries saying that he should instead join a missionary school as part of his progression towards his eventual service to the Church. For that reason, his father opted to send him to Kamagambo Secondary School. Unfortunately, missionaries decided to discontinue the secondary component of Kamagambo Mission School, compelling him to stay on and join a teacher-training course. After completing the course, he began a teaching career that took him to several schools, including Nyanchwa, Sengera, Isecha, and Sironga. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Nyamweya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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