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The Nyachaes have a legacy of milling maize
L-R: The late Simeon Nyachae his wife Wamuyu Nyachae and son Charles Nyachae.
Chief Musa Nyandusi had 15 wives and over 100 children and for whom he erected his own school, besides donating land where Kisii School stands and mobilising construction of the Gusii Stadium. The powerful colonial chief for 30 years to 1964 was awarded two British medals for ‘service to the Crown.’
Chief Musa Nyandusi: The first Kisii to afford cars - a Fordson and a Chevrolet Sedan in 1943 - also owned water-operated flour mills known as chitinga cha Musa; but it was hiding Mzee Jomo Kenyatta from colonial authorities in 1952 that cemented bond with the Kenyattas to date.
THE STANDARD By
Barrack Muluka |
February 2nd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
President Moi and Finance Minister Simeon Nyachae in deep conversation
Simeon Nyachae’s chequered life can be captured in three words power, privilege and influence. It was the power and influence of money on the one hand and the politics and privilege that goes with the two on the other.
Sometimes the power threatened to slip through his fingers, consigning him into the secluded spaces of sorrow and solitude. Yet he only sojourned there temporarily before bouncing back into familiar territory. With varying degrees of success that has seen some of his progeny play significant roles on the national stage, his narrative and that of his family remains the story of a household that understands the meaning of power. It all began with the grand progenitor of the family, the late Senior Chief Musa Nyandusi.