Why Desai’s old posh home is still shrouded in controversy

The derelict house constructed by freedom fighter Jashbhai Motibhai Desai. It is now at the centre of a family feud. Inset: Jashbhai Motibhai Desai. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

All his life, the self-effacing freedom fighter never courted controversy. He dedicated his energies to resolving disputes and freeing men from shackles of colonialism, believing Kenyans of all races were born free and ought to integrate without any man-made barriers.

In this singular quest, the unsung liberation icon Jashbhai Motibhai Desai, turned his home, one of the oldest to be established in Parklands in Nairobi into a home for all.