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A daughter’s 40-year quest to resolve mystery of JM Kariuki’s assassination

Rosemary Kariuki with her husband, John Waithaka, and daughters, Melissa Wairimu (right) and Melanie Nyambura
            Rosemary Kariuki with her husband, John Waithaka, and daughters, Melissa Wairimu (right) and Melanie Nyambura

By Machua Koinange

The piercing but compassionate eyes on Sister Thomas Moore’s face told Rosemary Kariuki that something awful had happened. It was early morning on March 12, 1975.

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