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Why colonial era chiefs were highly resented

Chief Njiiri Karanja with Kenya’s acting governor R Thurbull who visited him at Kihoya.

By Kamau Mutunga

Kenya: Village chiefs in the colonial era were resented since they were termed as relics of British authority.  And for Senior Chief Njiiri wa Karanja of Fort Hall (Murang’a), his case was not different.

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