How Mwithaga diagnosed education woes 56 years ago

Mark Mwithaga greets then-Presidnet Jomo Kenyatta as VP Daniel Moi and Minister JM Kariuki, among others, look on. [File, Standard]

During Kenya's golden age when coffee minted dollars and the shilling could stand up to the British pound, the country was also producing quality debaters and artistes whose works today read and sound like prophecy.

In the 1970s debating in Parliament was pure pleasure where gifted politicians doled out gems of wisdom and prophecy.