David Gitari
David Gitari (1937-2013), first Bishop of Mount Kenya East and of Kirinyaga (1975-1997) and Archbishop of Kenya (1997-2002), played a key role in his nation’s development and was recognized internationally as a global Christian leader. He challenged President Moi on the secret ballot, risking imprisonment and escaping assassination. Gitari was a member of the Kenyan Constitutional Review Conference from 2003-2005. He consolidated Anglican orthodoxy as a global movement under African leadership.