Jomo Kenyatta and Jaramogi Odinga at Lancaster Conference in London, February 1962 [File]
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What should a father do if the government locks out his 16-year-old son from the top secondary schools in Kenya, and denies him a passport to study abroad? Well one father had a perfect answer to an overbearing colonial governor and his minions.
At a time like now in 1961, when millions of parents were preparing their sons and daughters to join Form One, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga learnt that his eldest son, Oburu Oginga, despite getting grade A in all the subjects had no place in prestigious schools and could only be admitted to the newly-established Maranda Secondary School.
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