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 (aged 77)
Resting placeKaptarakwa, Keiyo
NationalityKenyan
Other namesKiprono Kipyator
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Occupations
  • Civil servant
  • Member of Parliament
  • Government minister
Years active1960–2017
EmployerGovernment of Kenya
Known forPublic 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]

  1. ^ "Kenya's former powerful minister dies". The East African. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "[VIDEO]Total Man buried, eulogised as a patriot and dependable leader". The Star. Retrieved 7 March 2024.