The first Kenyan who acquired a masters degree did it before the second world war.
The name Koinange is very popular in kenyan political circle and has been popularised more by popular TV personality Jeff Koinange.
Mbiu wa Koinange son Peter mbiu Koinange become the first Kenyan to acquire a masters degree.
Here is his story according to Jeff Koinange popular book.
"Grandfather’s eldest son, Peter Mbiyu, was exiled in Britain following the declaration of the State of Emergency. Uncle Peter had attended the Hampton Institute in Virginia in 1927 and Ohio Wesleyan University where he graduated in 1935. He then received a Master’s degree at Columbia University in New York becoming the first Kenyan African to achieve this milestone. It was at London School of Economics where he met a Kenyan named Johnstone Kamau who later changed his name to Jomo Kenyatta."
Peter mbiu Koinange rose to become one of the most powerful cabinet ministers in Kenyatta government where he served for more than 20 years.
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