Nicholas Biwott

Nicholas Biwott Kipyator
Biwott in 1998 as Minister of East African and Regional Co-operation
Born	Kiprono 22 February 1940 Chebior village, Kerio, Kenya Colony
Died	11 July 2017 (aged 77) Nairobi, Kenya
Resting place	Kaptarakwa, Keiyo
Nationality	Kenyan
Other names	Kiprono Kipyator
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupations	Civil servant Member of Parliament Government minister
Years active	1960–2017
Employer	Government of Kenya
Known for	Public Service, Development, Philanthropy

Nicholas Kipyator Kiprono arap Biwott (22 February 1940 – 11 July 2017) was a Kenyan businessman, politician, and philanthropist, who worked in the governments of the fathers of Kenyan independence, Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi. He held eight senior civil servant and ministerial positions that included Minister of State (1979–82), Minister of Energy (1963), Minister of East African and Regional Co-operation (1998–99) and Minister of Regional Development, Science, and Technology (1982).^[1]

Biwott was widely regarded as one of the most powerful and competent ministers of president Moi's government. He was also at the forefront of efforts to deepen regional cooperation. Former president Uhuru Kenyatta eulogised Biwott as a "patriot and diligent leader, who spent decades building schools and hospitals and spearheading every other kind of development including marketing Kenya abroad".^[2]