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C.M.G. Argwings-Kodhek

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C.M.G. Argwings-Kodhek
Rayuwa
Haihuwa 1923
Mutuwa 29 ga Janairu, 1969
Sana'a
Sana'a civil servant (en) Fassara

Clement Michael George Argwings-Kodhek (26 Oktoba 1923 - 29 Janairu 1969), wanda kuma aka sani da Chiedo Moa Gem Argwings-Kodhek, lauyan Kenya ne kuma ɗan siyasa. Ya yi aiki a gwamnati da majalisar ministocin Jomo Kenyatta, shugaban kasar Kenya na farko, na tsawon shekaru shida, inda ya rike mukamin dan majalisar wakilai na mazabar Gem da kuma mukamin ministan albarkatun kasa da na ma'aikatar harkokin waje .

Rayuwar farko da ilimi

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An haifi dan kabilar Kagola Ojuodhi, Argwings-Kodhek a Nyawara, Lardin Nyanza . Ya yi karatu a St. Mary's School a Yala, da kuma St. Mary's College a Kisubi, Uganda, inda ya zauna don samun takardar shaidar makarantar Cambridge a 1936. Daga 1937 har zuwa 1940 Argwings-Kodhek ya halarci Kwalejin Makerere, inda ya sauke karatu daga can tare da digiri na koyarwa. Bayan kammala karatunsa, Argwings-Kodhek ya koyar a makarantar sakandare ta Kapsabet Boys da kuma Rift Valley. [1]

A cikin 1947, Argwings-Kodhek ya sami tallafin karatu daga gwamnatin mulkin mallaka na Kenya don yin karatu a Burtaniya . Ko da yake an aika shi don nazarin ilimin zamantakewa, Argwings-Kodhek yana da sha'awar doka, kuma ya rasa guraben karatu lokacin da ya koma wannan batu, wanda ya tilasta wa iyalinsa sayar da kadarorin su don samun kudin karatunsa. Bayan kammala karatunsa daga Jami'ar South Wales, an kira Argwings-Kodhek zuwa mashaya a Lincoln's Inn, ya zama dan Afirka ta Gabas na farko da ya cancanci zama lauya a Inns of Court a Landan. [2]

Aikin shari'a

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A 1952, Argwings-Kodhek ya koma Kenya tare da matarsa ta farko, Mavis Tate. Ko da yake an ba shi matsayi a Sashen Babban Mai Shari'a, ya ki amincewa da ƙananan albashi - wanda shine kashi uku na abokansa na fari - kuma ya tafi maimakon yin aiki na sirri. Wani na kusa da mambobin kungiyar Tarayyar Afirka ta Kenya (KAU), Argwings-Kodhek ya fara karbar bayanai ga mambobin KAU da ake zargi da shiga cikin tawayen Mau Mau . Ba da da ewa ba ya kasance cikin tsananin buƙata tsakanin mahalarta Mau Mau da ake zargi cewa farar mazauna Kenya sun kira shi 'lauyan Mau Mau'.

Yawancin waɗanda ake tuhuma da suka nemi ayyukan Argwings-Kodhek ba su da hanyar biyan kuɗin sa. A sakamakon haka, Argwings-Kodhek ya ɗauki shari'o'in su a matsayin taƙaitaccen taƙaitaccen 'masu talauci', 'ƙananan kuɗaɗe waɗanda yawanci kawai ke rufe farashinsa. Matsayinsa na Lauyan Bakar fata daya tilo a kasar Kenya ya nuna masa cin zarafi da jami'an 'yan sanda suka rika yi masa, inda a kai a kai ke neman takardunsa, kuma a wasu lokuta kan hana shi shiga yankunan da dokar ta-baci da Birtaniyya ta ayyana. Wannan tsangwama ya kai ga cire shi a 1957. [3]

Sana'ar siyasa

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Ko da yake an haramta jam'iyyun siyasa na kasa a karkashin dokar ta-baci da Birtaniyya ta ayyana, Argwings-Kodhek ya kaucewa wannan haramcin a 1956 ta hanyar kafa Majalisar Tarayyar Afirka ta Nairobi . Ya taka rawa wajen kafa kungiyar hadin kan kasashen Afirka ta Kenya (KANU) a watan Maris na shekarar 1960, kuma ya lashe zaben majalisar dokokin mulkin mallaka a babban zaben 1961, ya yi aiki da ita har zuwa lokacin da sabuwar majalisar dokokin Kenya ta maye gurbinta bayan samun ‘yancin kai a shekarar 1963. [4]

A babban zaben kasar Kenya na shekarar 1963, Argwings-Kodhek ya lashe zaben sabon majalisar wakilan kasar a matsayin wakilin mazabar Gem . Firayim Minista Jomo Kenyatta ya nada a matsayin mataimakin ministan tsaro, Argwings-Kodhek ya yi aiki a wannan ofishin har sai da aka kara masa girma a shekarar 1966 ya zama shugaban ma'aikatar albarkatun kasa. A cikin 1968, an nada shi Ministan Harkokin Waje, yana aiki a wannan ofishin har mutuwarsa a wani hatsarin mota a watan Janairu 1969.[5]

  1. "Argwings-Kodhek: The politician history should never forget". The Nation. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. "Argwings Kodhek – Mau Mau lawyer". Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. Sammy, Wambua. "Argwings Kodhek: A native upstart who dared marry a white woman". The Standard. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. "First African lawyer to set up private practice in the country". Nation. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. "FORMER MINISTERS". Official Website - Ministry of Foreign and Disapora Affairs. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.