Nyeri teen escaped colonial court after impregnating five women, promising to marry each of them

In modern-day family court, the use of DNA testing to determine paternity is commonplace, but in the 1920s, any dispute on the identity of a child’s father was determined by a select group of elders in a civil court.

In Central Kenya, one such civil court is tucked away about 500 metres from Ruringu Stadium at the little known Nyeri Museum which holds a wealth of history on the judicial system of Kenya.