The big names Kenya lost in 2025 leaving a dent in recording of the country's political history

Dr Kiano dances with his wife, Jane, at the Rahimtula Hall on September 26, 1966. [File, Standard]

The passing of Prof Bethwel Ogot, Raila Amollo Odinga, Dalmas Otieno, Phoebe Asiyo and Cyrus Jirongo in 2025 caused a dent in the recording of Kenya’s political history that is littered with strings of betrayal and patches of fear writes CALEB ATEMI. They all would have told about a cabal that brewed all, the one  Dr Julius Gikonyo Kiano’s deported American wife Ernestine was terrified of.

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