Kigochi: Exit man who held Uhuru Kenyatta's hand in political debut

David Nduati Kigochi. Right, former President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Kibata Kihu and Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

At the strike of the hour 2pm at the Hindu Crematorium in Kariokor, Nairobi on Friday, the incinerator roared to life, raring to blow up in smoke the triumphs and conquests of a man who led a purposeful life.

David Nduati Kigochi had come a long way- from a mere tourism officer in the 1970's to the man who held retired President Uhuru Kenyatta's hand in his 1997 political debut, and to be the leader of Farmers Party, the first party of its kind.