The Duke of Kabeteshire passed on. Of course, he had his critics even though some of us viewed him as a mentor. I never met the man face to face but our paths crossed. Just like the late President Moi, he was one figure that was always in our faces when growing up. We even named the striped suit ‘Njonjo suit’.
The high levels of discipline in life is what made me like the person. I always remember my good friend, Bernard Karuru reminding me that whenever he reported on duty early around 6 am, he always found Sir Charles had arrived earlier at his office next door despite the fact he was bending the 80 at the time.