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Where is Odero Jowi? Diplomat who brought Unep to Nairobi

By JOE OMBUOR | 12yrs ago

Former President Jomo Kenyatta congratulates Joseph Odero Jowi when he was appointed Minister for Economic Planning and Development in 1969. [PHOTOS: JOE OMBUOR and FILE]

By JOE OMBUOR

Where is Joseph Odero Jowi, the man credited with winning world support to have the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) situated in Nairobi?

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