For one Kariuki Chotara Wathanga, you either loved or hated him. From a peasant farmer and jailbird, he went on to dine with the most powerful individuals in the country. In some circles, Chotara was ...

While serving a jail term in Kapenguria after the colonial government accused him of supporting and leading Mau Mau freedom fighters, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta once escaped an attempt on his life ...

Nairobi — On the eve of the 27th anniversary of President Jomo Kenyatta's death, information from hitherto secret files discloses a plot to kill him in prison. Interestingly, the plot was hatched by ...

In 1977, Waruru Kanja, after a series of fierce attacks on the Kenyatta government over the murder of populist politician J M Kariuki two years earlier found himself at the centre of a damaging ...