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Bonaya Godana: Herdsboy who became Africa's peace ambassador

Bonaya Godana [File/Standard]

Bonaya Godana was the first Member of Parliament from Marsabit to become a Cabinet Minister under President Daniel arap Moi's administration.

Born into a humble family and raised as a herdsboy, he defied the odds to become a distinguished lawyer and a towering figure in Kenya's legal and political spheres.

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