Is history repeating itself as Uhuru Kenyatta, like father, faces trial?

Kenya’s first president, the late Jomo Kenyatta (third from left) with his co-accused during the famous Kapenguria trials before independence. His son, Kenya’s fourth president Uhuru Kenyatta is facing charges of crimes against humanity at the ICC, The Hague.  [PHOTO: FILE]

By MUNENE KAMAU and ERIC WAINAINA

As the trials of Kenya’s president and his deputy unfold at The Hague, central Kenya residents say they are amazed at the case’s similarity with one that took place 61 years ago.