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Quotes & Thinkers from Kenya
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"I will be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime. I will drastically reduce crime throughout the country within the first three years of my administration."
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🇰🇪Caroline
Literature
b. 1947
"My mother wore these in a relaxed, family context. It was a more informal side which of course had no reason to be seen or shown in other exhibitions."
4 quotes
🇰🇪Eliud Kipchoge
Sports
b. 1984
"It has taken 65 years for a human being to make history in sport. I am the happiest man to run under two hours. I am here to inspire everyone that it can be done."
5 quotes
🇰🇪Richard Leakey
Politics
humanism
1944–2022
"I'm known for speaking my mind, a trait I probably inherited from my parents, Louis and Mary Leakey—neither of whom was renowned for tact."
40 quotes
🇰🇪Wangari Maathai
Politics
1940–2011
"The people are starving. They need food; they need medicine; they need education. They do not need a skyscraper to house the ruling party and a 24-hour TV station."
10 quotes
🇰🇪Peter Kenneth
Religion
b. 1965
"I will be tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime. I will drastically reduce crime throughout the country within the first three years of my administration."
8 quotes
🇰🇪Boniface Mwangi
Politics
b. 1983
7 quotes
🇰🇪Mwai Kibaki
Politics
1931–2022
"I am ready to have dialogue with the concerned parties once the nation is calm and the political temperatures are lowered enough for constructive and productive engagement."
5 quotes
🇰🇪Uhuru Kenyatta
Politics
b. 1961
"I assure you again that under my leadership, Kenya will strive to uphold our international obligations, so long as these are founded on the well-established principles of mutual respect and reciprocity."
3 quotes
🇰🇪Kenneth Marende
Law
b. 1956
"Kenyans can still have sex with their partners even when they are asleep so long as they are married"
1 quotes
🇰🇪George Saitoti
Economics
1945–2012
"There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual."
2 quotes
🇰🇪Jomo Kenyatta
Politics
1893–1978
"God said this is our land, land in which we flourish as people... we want our cattle to get fat on our land so that our children grow up in prosperity; and we do not want the fat removed to feed others."
8 quotes
🇰🇪David Maraga
Law
b. 1951
"“The greatness of any nation lies in its fidelity to the constitution and adherence to the rule of law and above all respect to God,"
2 quotes
Notable Quotes
"You must take proactive action now to ensure you have the right leadership that will bring the right environment so that when your kids get bigger they have a better working environment in Kenya."
— Peter Kenneth, b. 1965View →
"Chapter Six of the Constitution must be used. We must vet all those who want political offices."
— Peter Kenneth, b. 1965View →
"Good legacies form a stepping-stone of future leadership and the foundation of development in the country"
— Peter Kenneth, b. 1965View →
"I'm known for speaking my mind, a trait I probably inherited from my parents, Louis and Mary Leakey—neither of whom was renowned for tact."
— Richard Leakey, b. 1944View →
"To build a nation we need to put the country first and tribes second."
— Peter Kenneth, b. 1965View →