Simon Mbilu was born the eldest of six siblings in 1942 in Mombasa, an island town of the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. His father, John Kithuku Ndunda,[1][2] then working for the Kenya Railway, moved back to his ancestral village of Mulango in Kitui County[3] when Mbilu was two years old.
Educationedit
Simon Mbilu attended Kitui Primary School and then Kitui High School. He was later accepted to Shimo La Tewa High School where he completed form five and six at the top of his class. He applied and was accepted to Makerere University where he intended to study Law.
At this time, Kenya was a new country and had just attained independence. The Kenya Armed Forces was on a quest to recruit the country's top talent and as a result he was subsequently drafted into the Kenya Navy.
He was also able to attain further training and studies at the Britannia Royal Naval College under the sponsorship of the Kenyan navy.
Careeredit
In 1978, The first Kenya Navy Commander Lieutenant Colonel Kimaro was killed in a road accident; Mbilu, a Major at the time took over the command of the Navy as Major E S Mbilu.[4] He served for ten years until his retirement in 1988 where he was replaced by Brigadier JRE Kibwana.
In 1994, he was appointed by former President Daniel arap Moi to serve in the Commission of Inquiry into the Mtongwe ferry disaster[5] headed by Justice Msagha Mbogholi.[6]
Familyedit
Simon Mbilu's first wife was Avia Kavutha Mbilu (deceased)[7] with whom he had one son, Peter Mbilu (deceased), and five daughters namely, Marie, Nancy, Julie (deceased),[8] Esther and Betty. Later on, in his retirement when he settled in his native Mulango, Kitui, he had a second wife, Eunice, with whom he lived with until his death. He had no children with the second wife.
Squabbles between his second wife and the children of his first wife saw his interment delayed for months.[9][10]
Deathedit
Eliud Mbilu died on April 30, 2017, after a long battle with cancer at MP Shah Hospital in Nairobi.[11]
Referencesedit
^Kenya, Obituary (2017-05-11). "Major General (Rtd) Eliud Simon Mbilu". Obituary Kenya. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^"Succession Cause 479 of 2018 - Kenya Law". kenyalaw.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^Beja, Patrick. "Who is sinking Mombasa ferry services and why?". The Standard. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^admin (2013-01-08). "A Kenyan lady passes away in Dallas Texas". Diaspora Messenger News Media. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^Kenya, Obituary (2021-06-16). "Julie Syomiti Mbilu". Obituary Kenya. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^"Succession Cause 575 of 2017 - Kenya Law". kenyalaw.org. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^"Why body of former Navy Commander is stuck in city hospital". Nairobi News. 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^"Why body of former Navy Commander is stuck in city hospital".
April 11, 2024
eliud, mbilu, eliud, simon, mbilu, longest, serving, commander, kenyan, navy, from, 1978, until, retirement, 1988, eliud, simon, mbilumajor, general, bornmombasa, countydiednairobiallegiance, kenyaservice, branchkenya, navyrankmajor, generalcommands, heldcomma. Eliud Simon Mbilu was the longest serving commander of the Kenyan Navy from 1978 until his retirement in 1988 Eliud Simon MbiluMajor General Eliud MbiluBornMombasa CountyDiedNairobiAllegiance KenyaService wbr branchKenya NavyRankMajor GeneralCommands heldCommander Kenya NavyAlma materBritannia Royal Naval College Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Family 5 Death 6 ReferencesEarly life editSimon Mbilu was born the eldest of six siblings in 1942 in Mombasa an island town of the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya His father John Kithuku Ndunda 1 2 then working for the Kenya Railway moved back to his ancestral village of Mulango in Kitui County 3 when Mbilu was two years old Education editSimon Mbilu attended Kitui Primary School and then Kitui High School He was later accepted to Shimo La Tewa High School where he completed form five and six at the top of his class He applied and was accepted to Makerere University where he intended to study Law At this time Kenya was a new country and had just attained independence The Kenya Armed Forces was on a quest to recruit the country s top talent and as a result he was subsequently drafted into the Kenya Navy He was also able to attain further training and studies at the Britannia Royal Naval College under the sponsorship of the Kenyan navy Career editIn 1978 The first Kenya Navy Commander Lieutenant Colonel Kimaro was killed in a road accident Mbilu a Major at the time took over the command of the Navy as Major E S Mbilu 4 He served for ten years until his retirement in 1988 where he was replaced by Brigadier JRE Kibwana After his navy career he also served briefly as chairman of the Kenya Airports Authority In 1994 he was appointed by former President Daniel arap Moi to serve in the Commission of Inquiry into the Mtongwe ferry disaster 5 headed by Justice Msagha Mbogholi 6 Family editSimon Mbilu s first wife was Avia Kavutha Mbilu deceased 7 with whom he had one son Peter Mbilu deceased and five daughters namely Marie Nancy Julie deceased 8 Esther and Betty Later on in his retirement when he settled in his native Mulango Kitui he had a second wife Eunice with whom he lived with until his death He had no children with the second wife Squabbles between his second wife and the children of his first wife saw his interment delayed for months 9 10 Death editEliud Mbilu died on April 30 2017 after a long battle with cancer at MP Shah Hospital in Nairobi 11 References edit Kenya Obituary 2017 05 11 Major General Rtd Eliud Simon Mbilu Obituary Kenya Retrieved 2023 01 04 Succession Cause 479 of 2018 Kenya Law kenyalaw org Retrieved 2023 01 04 Kenya Sons and Daughters of Kitui Kenya Navy Memorable Events Archived from the original on 1 July 2007 Kenya Gazette PDF 10 May 1994 Beja Patrick Who is sinking Mombasa ferry services and why The Standard Retrieved 2023 01 04 admin 2013 01 08 A Kenyan lady passes away in Dallas Texas Diaspora Messenger News Media Retrieved 2023 01 04 Kenya Obituary 2021 06 16 Julie Syomiti Mbilu Obituary Kenya Retrieved 2023 01 04 Succession Cause 575 of 2017 Kenya Law kenyalaw org Retrieved 2023 01 04 Why body of former Navy Commander is stuck in city hospital Nairobi News 2017 08 28 Retrieved 2023 01 04 Why body of former Navy Commander is stuck in city hospital Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eliud Mbilu amp oldid 1182523676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
