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Meet man under whose watch cooperative bank building was built

Bernard Kathanga

The man under whose watch Co-operative House, a sturdy Nairobi landmark that withstood the August 7, 1998 bomb blast was built lists the 25 storey bell bottom shaped building among his key achievements in a life spanning 90 years.

“President Jomo Kenyatta gave us land for the bank’s headquarters after I led a delegation to him with the request,” says Kathanga.

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