Raila in detention: The retired taxi driver who ensured Baba stayed alive in prison

The roaring 1960s and ‘70s were the golden age of armed robberies in Kenya. That was before the era of Wacucu, Wanugu and Rasta and all those unfortunate characters who went down after losing fire power to the police. Some of the villains, like John Kiriamiti finished their jail terms and got a chance to repay their debt to society and ended up penning their infamous exploits and making a killing as celebrated authors.

Joseph Njenga was among the crooks of his day. He was arrested for armed robbery and jailed for a third time in 1975. He was sentenced to seven years at Manyani Maximum Security Prison, formerly a colonial era Mau Mau detention camp.