Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School

Bishop Gatimu Ngandu Girls High School populary known as BeeGee was founded in the 1960s by the late Bishop Caesar Gatimu and was run by the Comboni mission in Karatina, Nyeri County, Kenya. It took the name of the area where it was situated, i.e., Ngandu Girls' High School, and the name was later changed to honour its founder. The late Sister Nazarena Zonta and her deputy ran the school until 1983. Lay principals (or headmistresses) have headed the school since.

The school's Old Girls' group is uniting with alumnae to help revamp the school and collect donations. The group visits the school to talk to the student body and offer them career advice and leadership. It has five streams from form 1 to 4 and has 13 dormitories.

The school motto is UNITY IS STRENGTH.

The school principal is Jane Kiraguri.

Notable alumni

• Amani (Cecilia Wairimu) – musician ^[1]
• Esther Kamweru – media consultant
• Jane Mathenge – head of publishing, East African Educational Publishers (EAEP), Nairobi
• Wanjiku Manyara – general manager, Petroleum Institute of East Africa
• Mumbi Ngugi – Judge of the High Court of Kenya
• Caroline Nderitu - Poet
• Tabitha Njoroge - Executive Director The African Women Leaders Network

See also

• Education in Kenya
• List of schools in Kenya

References

• Bishop Caesar Gatimu biodata
• African Christian Dictionary website, contains Bishop Gatimu biodata