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Joseph Karimi

Revealed:Intrigues behind Jomo Kenyatta’s succession

There were a lot of intrigues on succession plans during President Jomo Kenyatta’s sunset days.

By Joseph Karimi 6 years ago

Revealed:Intrigues behind Jomo Kenyatta’s succession

Colourful fete ends as Stefani's relics are laid to rest in Cathedral

Colourful fete ends as Stefani's relics are laid to rest in Cathedral

By Joseph Karimi and Job Weru 9 years ago

History is made as Papal decree makes Nyaatha Blessed Irene

History is made as Papal decree makes Nyaatha Blessed Irene

By Job Weru and Joseph Karimi 9 years ago

600-man choir ready for Catholic beatification fete

600-man choir ready for Catholic beatification fete

By Joseph Karimi and Lydiah Nyawira 9 years ago

Tanzanian cardinal set to officiate beatification

Pope Francis has delegated Archbishop of Dar es Salaam Polycarp Cardinal Pengo to decree the beautification of Sister Irene “Nyaatha” Stefani at the Dedan Kimathi University grounds on Saturday, May 23.

By Joseph Karimi 9 years ago

Tanzanian cardinal set to officiate beatification

How man survived 13 days after deadly fall on Mt Kenya

Two young Austrian mountain climbers, Gurd Judmaier and his colleague Koni, set out to tackle Nelion, one of Mt Kenya peaks.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

How man survived 13 days after deadly fall on Mt Kenya

Austrians sponsor training of rescue team

Austria sponsored the training of the Mt Kenya Rescue team after the rescue of Gurd Judmaier from the 80-feet deep chasm.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

Austrians sponsor training of rescue team

Religious fanatics near brush with death in the name of God

Sergeant Duncan Newton Karinga, said they have not experienced any serious accident like Gurd Judmaier’s case, but cited the December 1979 incident of the Meru zealot Ephraim M’Ikiara, who had gone up the mountain to pray.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

Religious fanatics near brush with death in the name of God

Distress as old man commits suicide for lack of grandchild

Thuo decided to take his life away because his eldest son was approaching 40 and had not married

By JOSEPH KARIMI 10 years ago

Distress as old man commits suicide for lack of grandchild

Daring robbers steal police car to ferry their loot

Armed robberies had become daily occurrences in Nairobi in the 1970s. Robbers had taken centre stage and turned Nairobi into a gangland city.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

Daring robbers steal police car to ferry their loot

End of terror as goon is killed by his sister

For several years, Tetu District in Nyeri had remained a crime prone area. The notorious Muchechi gangsters had imposed a night curfew, reigning terror round the clock.

By JOSEPH KARIMI 10 years ago

End of terror as goon is killed by his sister

How the first coronation safari in honour of Queen Elizabeth went on

To celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth on June 2, 1953 at the Westminster Abbey, a small group of local European motor sport enthusiasts organised the first motor rally dubbed ‘The Coronation Safari’ to become the precursor of the world famous motor sport; the Safari Rally.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

How the first coronation safari in honour of Queen Elizabeth went on

Journalist’s first visit to Nyanza for a fundraiser

My news editor assigned me to cover an event on February 21 in Bondo town, Siaya District where the MP for Nyandarua Mr JM Kariuki was chief guest at a harambee.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

Journalist’s first visit to Nyanza for a fundraiser

How a mason squandered his fortune in 37 months

Kenyans’ need for money is very high and they would not pass an opportunity to make a quick buck. This was the same case in the 1960s when raffle draws were popular in the country.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

How a mason squandered his fortune in 37 months

The Meru zealot who ascended Mt Kenya barefooted

While mountain climbing is viewed by some as sport or simply leisure, a Meru preacher set out to climb Mount Kenya for a different mission.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

The Meru zealot who ascended Mt Kenya barefooted

Pre-independent pioneers of roasting savoury mutton

Kenyans are truly a meat loving people. Even before independence, meat was at the top of Kenyan food. Way back in 1950, my father used to send me to buy meat from the Igatiro, the local butchery at Ruring’u, on the periphery of Nyeri town.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

Pre-independent pioneers of roasting savoury mutton

‘Black gold’ trade that turned Kenyans into millionaires

Under the cover of darkness, Kenyan traders rolled in money, thanks to Ugandan ‘black gold’. Hundreds of Nairobi and Mombasa business tycoons invaded Kisumu town in 1976 to scramble for a share of Uganda’s coffee smuggled via Lake Victoria in small boats.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

‘Black gold’ trade that turned Kenyans into millionaires

Town where settlers banned female donkeys

Stephen Nderitu, a donkey cart operator in Nanyuki town, has been in the business for the last ten years. He has never dared bring a female donkey to town.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 10 years ago

Town where settlers banned female donkeys

Vintage rover that ferried the princess

Memories of Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Kenya in 1952 live on

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 10 years ago

Vintage rover that ferried the princess

When religious beliefs and teachings led to crime

Kenyans are fervently religious. So much that serious crimes, including theft and murder, have been committed in the name of God or other deities.

By Joseph Karimi 10 years ago

When religious beliefs and teachings led to crime

Fear and panic as Mau Mau faithful slay chief Nderi

On Saturday October 26 this year, a group of people gathered at Karia Catholic Church in Nyeri County to remember a man murdered by Mau Mau on October 22, 1952.

By BY JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Fear and panic as Mau Mau faithful slay chief Nderi

Day Kenyatta ordered colonial names removed

On Friday, October 24 1969, the late President Jomo Kenyatta toured Western Province to familiarise himself with the development in the province.

By BY JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Day Kenyatta ordered colonial names removed

When Special Branch trailed journalist over Koigi witness

During the morning hours of July 17 1991, my Group Managing Editor came to my desk and asked me to follow him to his office immediately. He wore a stern face and I had a foreboding that all was not well.

By BY JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

When Special Branch trailed journalist over Koigi witness

A solar eclipse and fears of an apocalypse

Though tourists visited Kenya to witness a total solar eclipse, some people thought it heralded the end of the world

By BY JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

A solar eclipse and fears of an apocalypse

Witness recalls the 1969 Kisumu massacre that marked Jomo Kenyatta’s visit

Four months after the assassination of Tom Mboya outside a Nairobi pharmacy on July 5,1969, President Jomo Kenyatta made a two-day historic official tour of Western and Nyanza provinces to familiarise himself with the development projects.

By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Witness recalls the 1969 Kisumu massacre that marked Jomo Kenyatta’s visit

Casual CHAT with Kenyatta that scared secretary

A telephone call that came through to a district officer’s office in Thika changed her life forever

By By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Casual CHAT with Kenyatta that scared secretary

Stone comes in handy where bullets failed

Gangster appeared to be taunting police with his escapades, but was killed when few expected

By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Stone comes in handy where bullets failed

Stone comes in handy where bullets failed

The 1971 mid-morning battle in Uhuru Estate between armed robbers and police was a stunning scene that brought insecurity right to the doorsteps of residents of Nairobi’s Eastlands.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Stone comes in handy where bullets failed

Powerful disciplinary committee that terrorised leaders

So influential was the Kanu team that it ruined careers and ignored protection accorded to MPs by law.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Powerful disciplinary committee that terrorised leaders

Chiefs the little village tyrants who just won’t go away

Chiefs were a symbol of authority and lorded over villagers with an iron fist, confiscating chicken and torturing law breakers.

By By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Chiefs the little village tyrants who just won’t go away

How provincial administration was used to rig elections

On September 19, 1988, Mwai Kibaki demonstrated that despite his calm, laid back demeanor, he too could get angry.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

How provincial administration was used to rig elections

How Mau Mau war interrupted learning for African children

Schooling during the State of Emergency was no walk in the park, as Joseph Karimi recalls.

By By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

How Mau Mau war interrupted learning for African children

Harambee: A tale of bees, greed and corruption

While the harambee spirit introduced by Jomo Kenyatta helped to pool resources, it was also abused by those in power to enrich themselves.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Harambee: A tale of bees, greed and corruption

Efforts to end corruption in harambees

Harambee, although a noble concept, was turned into a tool for settling political scores. Sometime in 1970, a politician from Nyeri was invited to preside over a harambee in Muhoya’s Location, Tetu. The host project committee had bought a huge he-goat at Sh200 to be presented to the guest of honour.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Efforts to end corruption in harambees

Long walk to school for African children

Joseph Karimi recalls school days during the colonial period when different races could not mix but attended institutions that practiced ‘colour bar’.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

Long walk to school for African children

Intrigues behind Jomo Kenyatta’s succession

There were a lot of intrigues during President Jomo Kenyatta’s sunset days. A heart specialist flown in from South Africa had given Mzee Kenyatta two years to live and by extension created the scramble for his succession battle in 1976.

By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Intrigues behind Jomo Kenyatta’s succession

National shock as Kenyatta takes final bow

The President was sickly with reported heart problems and had suffered a mild stroke, he went into a coma several times before he succumbed.

By By JOSEPH KARIMI 11 years ago

National shock as Kenyatta takes final bow

Day President Kenyatta sought death sentence for violent robbers

Bank heists became so common in the early 1970s that President Kenyatta sought the death sentence for violent robbers

By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Day President Kenyatta sought death sentence for violent robbers

Big hassle for scribes in days past

In the 1960s, handwritten news articles would be sent to Nairobi by bus

By Joseph Karimi 11 years ago

Big hassle for scribes in days past

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