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Charles Wanyoike Rubia was the first African mayor of Nairobi
Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital city and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai language phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters"....
. He later joined Parliament where he rose to the cabinet. In 1990, together with Hon. Kenneth Matiba
Kenneth Matiba

Kenneth Matiba is a Kenyan politician. He was the second-place candidate in the Kenyan general election, 1992.Matiba became a senior civil servant at a young age of 28....
, Rubia led the calls for multi-party democracy and was subsequently detained by President Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili language word for 'footsteps'....
. He was released from detention after one year, and has been in poor health since.

He was an MP from Starehe Constituency
Starehe Constituency

Starehe Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consists of central and central to north areas of Nairobi....
 in Nairobi from 1969 to 1988 .








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Charles Wanyoike Rubia was the first African mayor of Nairobi
Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital city and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai language phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters"....
. He later joined Parliament where he rose to the cabinet. In 1990, together with Hon. Kenneth Matiba
Kenneth Matiba

Kenneth Matiba is a Kenyan politician. He was the second-place candidate in the Kenyan general election, 1992.Matiba became a senior civil servant at a young age of 28....
, Rubia led the calls for multi-party democracy and was subsequently detained by President Daniel arap Moi
Daniel arap Moi

Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002.Daniel arap Moi is popularly known to Kenyans as 'Nyayo', a Swahili language word for 'footsteps'....
. He was released from detention after one year, and has been in poor health since.

He was an MP from Starehe Constituency
Starehe Constituency

Starehe Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya in Kenya. It is one of eight constituencies of Nairobi Province. It consists of central and central to north areas of Nairobi....
 in Nairobi from 1969 to 1988 .

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