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The Duke of Kabeteshire, Charles Njonjo, couldn't marry a Kabete woman

Njonjo got married rather late in life, on November 20, 1972 at the age of 52, following pressure from his parents and President Kenyatta. [File, Standard]

Charles Njonjo, the former Attorney General never intended to marry an African girl, let alone a woman from Kabete where he was born in 1920.

Njonjo, a member of the Kenya Bachelor's Club, later married Margaret Bryson in 1972.

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