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Matiba autobiography unveils rise and fall of a man of the people

Mr. Matiba during the tour of Masinga Dam in Muranga District 7.12.84

Aged 36 years, Kenneth Matiba, briefcase in hand, stood outside the entrance of Jogoo House A, and bid farewell to a messenger passing by.

The messenger was the last person he saw as he quit his top position at the civil service, where he had been tapped as Permanent Secretary at only 31 years old.

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