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Dr Julius Gikonyo Kiano, the first Kenyan to earn a PhD opened the floodgates for thousands of others to seek university education. ... The ambitious youngster from Weithaga returned to Kenya in 1956. He joined the University of Nairobi, then known as the Royal Technical College, to become its first African lecturer. Contents

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Julius Gikonyo Kiano was born in June, 1926 in Githiga Village, Kanyenyaini Location, Kangema constituency,Murang'a county.He served as a member of parliament of then Mbiri contituency from 1966 to 1974.The constituency was later changed name to Kiharu constituency.He also served as the minister for commerce and industry in 1966.Julius Gikonyo Kiano was the first Kenyan to obtain a PhD degree,pioneer scholar and freedom hero.He studied at Stanford at Palo Alto, California,USA.