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Truth Without Fear
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Why does a red hot coals beget cold impotent ashes? As Kenya celebrates its 60th birthday tomorrow, the tribulations of some of the families whose patriarchs laid the foundation for the country give credence and currency to this question.
Perhaps the clearest illustration is offered by the family of Eliud Wambu Mathu. This is the Riruta goatherd who defied his parents by going to school against their wishes in 1919, after befriending Johnstone Kamau Ngengi (Jomo Kenyatta), unwittingly opening up his world.
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