Here are 10 interesting Facts about Kenya's 3rd President:
- He was the youngest of 8 siblings and the only one to get a full formal education.
- He is an alumnus of six schools, Gatuyaini Primary School, Karima Mission School, Nyeri High School, Mangu School, Makerere University, and the London School of Economics.
- In his high school years, he worked as a bus tout during school holidays for vehicles operated by the now defunct Othaya African Bus Union.
- He was also a skilled mason and carpenter and fixed desks and beds in school and his village in Othaya
- In 1957, he became the first African in the history of London School of Economics to graduate with first-class honours in public finance
- The young Kibaki wanted to join the British Imperial army at the height of world war 2 but Africans from his Agikuyu ethnic group were restricted by authorities from conscription.
- He got his baptismal name Emilio from an Italian Catholic Priest
- He was passionate about golf and was a member of Muthaiga Golf Club
- He was married to his wife Lucy Kibaki for 55 years before her death in 2016.
- He is the only Kenyan president (thus far) to have never worn military regalia in public.
