Bernard Mate
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Bernard Matewas a Kenya
n politician and one of the first group of black Africans to be elected to Legco, the then governing body in the British Colony of Kenya, representing Central
. He ran against former nominated MP Eliud Mathu as well as such politicians as Jeremiah Nyagah
, David Waruhiu, and Stephen Kioni winning fifty one percent of the vote ahead of Elliud Mathu (30 percent) and Nyagah (12 percent). He also served in the Independent Kenya in various capacities including as Minister of Health and Social Services. He was described by Oginga Odinga as a being a philosopher in Odinga's autobiography Not Yet Uhuru
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n politician and one of the first group of black Africans to be elected to Legco, the then governing body in the British Colony of Kenya, representing Central
Central Province (Kenya)
Kenya's Central Province covers an area of 13,191 km² and is located to north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya. The province had 4,383,743 inhabitants according to the 2009 census...
. He ran against former nominated MP Eliud Mathu as well as such politicians as Jeremiah Nyagah
Jeremiah Nyagah
The most Honorable Doctor Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah E.G.H. was elected a member of the pre-independence Legislative Council to represent the present-day Embu, Mbeere, Kirinyaga and Nyeri districts in 1958...
, David Waruhiu, and Stephen Kioni winning fifty one percent of the vote ahead of Elliud Mathu (30 percent) and Nyagah (12 percent). He also served in the Independent Kenya in various capacities including as Minister of Health and Social Services. He was described by Oginga Odinga as a being a philosopher in Odinga's autobiography Not Yet Uhuru