The paparazzo who snapped baby Uhuru Kenyatta in maternity ward

Uhuru Kenyatta birthday at State House, his mother Mama Ngina Kenyatta helps him light the candle on the cake. [File, Standard]

It takes guts to cross a president’s path. But the quest for a juicier story compels journalists to do the unthinkable without weighing the consequences of clinching the once in a lifetime scoop.

When Aga Khan Hospital registered the birth of a baby boy on October 26, 1961, at 11:10am, there was a frenzy in the city. And as Jomo Kenyatta celebrated his newest son, some journalists were busy plotting how to capture this moment of history.