James Kingangi Njoroge

Background

James Njoroge was born on May 18, 1933, in Kangemi, Kenya, in the family of John Kingagi and Phylis (Wanjiru) Thiongo.

Education

James received Bachelor of Arts at Makerere University College in 1958, and a diploma in education and public administration at Royal College, Nairobi, in 1962.

Career

Since 1966 James works as a fiction writer and poet. In 1958-1961 he was associated with Njiris High School. Then he worked at Kenyan Government, where he was an assistant secretary in 1961, member of the ministry of state for constitutional affairs and administration in 1962, and permanent secretary, ministries of commerce and industry, education, information, and defense in 1963-70.

James served as a resident director at East African Rys. Corporation, Nairobi, and vice chair at Industrial Development Corporation in 1963-1964. In 1965-70 he was a member of finance and general purpose committees at University of Dar-es-Salaam, and then a member of the board of directors at Pan-Foods Co., Kenya.

Achievements

• James is famous for his books "Tit for Tat and Other Stories", and "The Proud Ostrich and Other Stories."

Works

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  • Tit for tat, and other stories, (East African senior library, no. 1) 1966
  • The proud ostrich,: And other tales, (East African readers library) 1967

Membership

• treasurer and general secretary

  Kenya National Union of Teachers

  1958 - 1961

• Table Tennis and Gardening Club

Connections

On January 3, 1959, James married Lizzie Nyambura, and they have four children: John, Jane, Mary, and Patrick.

Father:

John Kingagi

Mother:

Phylis (Wanjiru) Thiongo

child:

John

child:

Jane

child:

Mary

child:

Patrick

Wife:

Lizzie Nyambura