John Njue (born 1 January 1946 in Embu, Kenya) is a Kenyan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He studied philosophy and pastoral theology in Rome. Ordained a priest in St Peter’s Basilica by Pope Paul VI on 6 January 1973, he later served as rector and parish priest. He was appointed Bishop of Embu in 1986, Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri in 2002, and installed as Archbishop of Nairobi on 1 November 2007; he was created a cardinal later that month. He served as President of the Kenyan Episcopal Conference (1997–2003) and as a member of several Vatican congregations. Pope Francis accepted his resignation as Archbishop of Nairobi in 2021.