Villagers finally repatriate their prodigal son

Kariuki, a father of five, could not have gone back to his rural home from Mombasa had concerned neighbours, who also reside in the coastal town, not contrived to a sly plot to deport him.

Born and bred in Kiviuvi, a dusty township deep in Runyenjes, Embu County, Kariuki, nicknamed Mbocwa, left for Mombasa a decade ago to look for a job and never returned.