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He was the richest man in Central Kenya in his time. Before miros began owning anything, Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja had a transistor radio, the only one within a 1,000km radius. His wealth by the time Kenyans were fighting for independence was sourced from among others, land. We are here talking someone who had the foresight to hive a near whole location to himself in Kinyona, Murang’a County. That was not counting his 5,000 goats, 4,000 sheep and 2,000 strong cattle herd.
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