I refused to take up arms and chose to read instead

By JECKONIA OTIENO

At the age of 20, Bro Dr Joseph Udeaja was in a dilemma; he had to decide whether to join the Nigerian civil war and kill his friends and brother because their political views clashed with his, or he could stay put and just watch the war unfold. He joined a different army, and began a journey that saw him rise to head a tertiary institution in Kenya.