HIS EARLY LIFE

Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka was born on 24th December 1953 in Tseikuru village, Mwingi District (which was then called Kitui District). He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Musyoka Mairu.

He began his primary school education in 1960 at Tseikuru Full Primay School, seven kilometers away from home. Like other students in that remote and poor part of the country, Kalonzo walked to and from school every day. During weekends and school holidays, Kalonzo, a devote Christian, would assist his mother with household chores, especially fetching water from a river some five kilometers away, cleaning the compound, herding cattle and farming.

In 1967, Mr. Musyoka passed his Certificate of Primary Education examinations and was admitted to Kitui High School in 1968 for ‘0’ Level Certificate. He joined Meru High School for ‘A’ Levels after good performance in form four in 1972. Later in 1973 he sat for his examination and scored three principals and one subsidiary passes that earned him a place to follow his long cherished dream of studying law at the University of Nairobi.

He finished his law degree in 1977 and joined the Kenya Law School to train as an advocate. He attended his pupilage at the prestigious Kaplan and Stratton law firm.

From 1978 Mr. Musyoka developed close ties with the Rotary Club of Nairobi and in later years was elected its Chairman.