Chance meeting with Kenneth Kaunda and his many juicy African stories

Former President of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda speaks during the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. [AP Photo, Odd Andersen]

Zambian first President Kenneth Kaunda who died last month was a household name in Kenya, with a men’s wear and a street named after him. We revisit a chance meeting with him when he told of goat soup sessions with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and how he brokered peace in the Shifta war.

Mid August 2003, I attended a World Bank-sponsored workshop on governance in Abuja, Nigeria.