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How powerful colonial chief led to birth of Njiiri School

The entrance to Njiiri School named after Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja.

By JAMES MWANGI

KENYA: The mighty chief Njiiri wa Karanja was a dreaded man abhorred for the atrocities he perpetrated on peasants in Fort Hall.

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