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Njonjo Celebrates 101st Birthday In Lavish Home
Charles Njonjo.
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Charles Njonjo popularly referred to as The Duke of Kabeteshire chose to mark his 101st birthday with family members at his lavish home in Muthaiga, Nairobi County.
Speaking to
The Standard, Njonjo s son-in-law Volker Bassen, revealed that his family chose not to go big with the party owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bassen detailed that Njonjo, who turned 101 on Saturday, January 23, made a request to spend time with family members.
Former President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta (centre) with a young Uhuru Kenyatta, Vice President Moi (behind him) and former Attorney General Charles Njonjo (to Mzee Jomo s right) in the mid 1960s..jpg
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Kenya s first Attorney General Charles Njonjo [Courtesy]
Kenya’s first Attorney General, Charles Mugane Njonjo has a healthy appetite for a ‘slow-cooked’ leg of lamb and a bottle of Tusker Light.
According to his son-in-law Volker Bassen, goat meat is cooked in an oven for close to three hours before it is served to former Justice minister who celebrated his 101st birthday yesterday.
Bassen also said the old man’s meal is not complete without honey on the table. Also on his list of favourites is goat yoghurt dessert.
Yesterday, due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic, Bassen said Njonjo chose to celebrate his big day with only family members at his Muthaiga residence in Nairobi.