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A pilgrimage to Kapenguria

Picture this: a white block with eight green wooden doors. Six of these doors have nametags on them with peepholes whose circumference is approximately 15 centimetres.

Welcome to Kapenguria. For six months prior to being sent to Lokitaung, this was the home to Kenya’s most famous pre-independence prisoners; Fred Kubai, Achieng Oneko, Bildad Kaggia, Kungu Karumba, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Paul Ngei – popularly known as the Kapenguria Six.

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