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.

When Kariuki Chotara died on January 10, 1988, two of the Kapenguria convicts who were possibly insiders to the plot to kill Kenyatta eulogised him as a "friend". By then, ...

That death, and the shooting of Mr Kariuki, reignited anger in Kenya over the longstanding issue of police brutality. Two police officers have been arrested over the shooting of Mr Kariuki on June 17.

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.