Senior Chief Peter Gatabaki of Thakwa, Githunguri, on the outskirts of Nairobi, married two wives - the late Esther Wangari and Hannah Wangui, who died in 2012. The least Senior Chief Gatabaki expected of his children was a university education, and the fruits of his foresight are evident as they later occupied influential positions in academia, politics, publishing, research, engineering, banking, medicine and corporate world.