Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu is a Kenyan politician. He serves as the Kenyan Minister of Health.Early life
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu was born circa 1956. He attended schools in Kyulu and Kangundo until he went to Friends School Kamusinga. He graduated from the University of Nairobi and earned a master's degree in medical genetics from the University of Glasgow.Career
Mailu started his career as an intern at the Kenyatta National Hospital. He was the founding director of its department of medical genetics in 1989. From 1995 to 2000, he worked for the Ministry of Health and led an anti-polio campaign. He subsequently worked for Unicef and the World Health Organization in Malawi and Zambia. He became the first African CEO of The Nairobi Hospital in 2003.Mailu has a wife, Teresa, and two sons.
