John Ngata Kariuki

John Ngata Kariuki is a Kenyan politician and businessman. He has two children James and Liz Kariuki. He has 3 grandchildren Robyn, Lauryn and Colin Kariuki

He is the executive director of Sarova Hotels. In 2000, he founded the Ngata Children's Home in Kirinyaga [1]

At the 2007 parliamentary elections, he won the Kirinyaga Central Constituency parliamentary seat on FORD-Asili ticket.

However he Lost seat for Kirinyaga central after a court petition filed by Daniel Karaba (Narc-Kenya).[2] Kariuki decided not to defend his seat at the subsequent by-election,[3] where Karaba lost to the PNU candidate Joseph Gitari.[4]

He has served as Non Executive Chairman and Director in several companies including Kenya Airways, Kenya National Assurance, The Automobile Association of Kenya, The Kenya Post & Telecommunications Corporation (Telkom Kenya) and as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Bank of India

References

  1. ↑ Time, Feb 14, 2001: Giving Kids A Helping Hand
  2. ↑ Daily Nation, October 22, 2010: Kenya MP loses seat in poll petition
  3. ↑ Daily Nation, January 23, 2011: Former MP ‘won’t defend the seat’
  4. ↑ Daily Nation, Feb 16, 2011: PNU’s Gitari wins Kirinyaga poll