Stanley Nyagah
Hon Stanley Nyagah a.k.a. Kithung'a was a Member of Parliament for Runyenjes Constituency between 1983-1988. He is credited with being the first truly development minded leader in Embu. He was nicknamed Kithung'a in reference to heavy duty trucks used to ferry timber from Mt Kenya forest. Because there were no roads in the forest, the truck would flatten vegetation and create its path. When Nyagah became the MP in 1983 the Entire Embu district was one constituency with no proper roads. He ensured most of today's roads are paved.
Nyagah was born in Mukuuri Sub-location in 1936. He went to Muragari Primary School, before proceeding to high school and University of Nairobi. He later became a high-ranking ministry of education official and ensured many people from Embu received scholarships to further their education.
Often described as a genius, Nyagah also became the director of Kenya Institute of Administration and was the first Kenyan to receive certification from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants.
He also founded the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB) in 1969 and served as its pioneer secretary.
The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Kenya is the most sought after qualification of all KASNEB exams in Kenya
He is survived by his two children, Lucy and Kivuti, and a grandson, Hayden.
He died in 2006.